Mexican sugar industry: trade disputes in an unsettled industry


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Date: January, 2003

Abstract: The cane sugar industry is one of the more important agribusiness sectors in Mexico. Key to its future will be the ability to export duty free into the U.S. market as part the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). However, the future is clouded by the ongoing trade dispute between Mexico and the United States. The Mexican - U.S. dispute moves beyond sugar and into the sweetener market involving high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and is wrapped in the last-minute wheeling and dealing that was...

Research Type: Industry Note


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