The Canada government issued the following trade-related notice as of Sept. 16 (some may also be given separate headlines):
Brazil will keep its tariff rate quota on U.S. ethanol exports steady over the next 90 days, as the two countries negotiate how to “improve market access” for ethanol and sugar in the U.S. and in Brazil. They will also consider liberalizing corn imports in the two countries. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced the negotiations after the close of business Sept. 11, and the 90-day timeline started Sept 14. The ethanol market has been hurt by the reduction in driving due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Canada government issued the following trade-related notice as of Sept. 11 (some may also be given separate headlines):
Juan Cortina, vice president of the Consejo Nacional Agropecuario, told a Mexican business journalist that his organization and growers met with the Mexican Economy Ministry and Agriculture Ministry to urge them to respond forcefully and proportionately if the U.S. punishes Mexican blueberry or bell pepper producers. The International Trade Commission is investigating whether imported blueberries are injuring domestic producers, and is tracking imports of other Mexican vegetables, which could lead to a second investigation. “It is important that Mexico sends a clear signal to the northern neighbors that this is not OK,” he said in Spanish, and suggested that Mexican officials could retaliate against U.S. corn, soybeans, dairy, pork, beef, chicken, apples, wheat, or high fructose corn syrup.
The Canada government issued the following trade-related notices as of Sept. 9 (some may also be given separate headlines):
While the changes to de minimis for Canada and Mexico have been heavily discussed, Doug Band, the Canada Border Services Agency's director general of trade and anti-dumping, directed traders to the revisions' finer points during a CBP Virtual Trade Week seminar on the USMCA, known as CUSMA in Canada.
The Canada government issued the following trade-related notices as of Sept. 4 (some may also be given separate headlines):
The Canada government issued the following trade-related notices as of Sept. 1st (some may also be given separate headlines):
The Canada government issued the following trade-related notices as of Aug. 31 (some may also be given separate headlines):
Mexico is setting new permit requirements for some steel exports to monitor for transshipment amid a surge in its steel shipments to the U.S., it said in a notice in the Aug. 28 Diario Oficial. The monitoring system will cover exports of standard pipe, mechanical tubing and semi-finished products. It will take effect five days after publication of the notice, and remain in effect until the end of June 2021, the notice said. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative agreed to keep in place its exemption for Mexico from Section 232 tariffs on steel products, USTR said in a press release.