Mexican Business Group Chair Says No Ag Export Deal With U.S.; Expects 'Roller Coaster' as Election Approaches
The chairman of a committee on trade negotiations made up of major Mexican business groups said June 10 that he knows of no deal to guarantee U.S. exports of agricultural products to Mexico, according to a report in the Mexican newspaper Milenio. Moises Kalach, chair of the Strategic Consultative Council on International Negotiations of Mexico’s Business Coordination Council, told the newspaper that “the information that we have is that there is no business agreement, nor export limits, nor purchases of American products; the deal is solely on topics related to immigration.” Kalach said there’s no way to make such a deal because private companies buy American goods, and there’s no way to obligate them to buy them.
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According to the report, Kalach said Mexico must remain prepared with U.S. elections approaching. “President Trump has his style, he has his focus on the upcoming 2020 election. We have to be prepared because this is not going to stop here, the election is around the corner and Mexico will unfortunately be part of this game,” Kalach said. It will be a “roller coaster,” he said.