Brazil's Economy Minister Lucas Ferraz said that two years ago, Brazil proposed to the other three countries in the Mercosur trade bloc that they should reduce the average tariff by half. It's currently 11.5%, and he said the Brazilian government believes it should be 6% to 7%.
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of March 24 (some may also be given separate headlines):
The American Farm Bureau Federation, along with meat, dairy, corn, soybean and other exporters from 27 organizations in all are telling Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai that the agriculture trade relationship with Mexico “has declined markedly, a trend USMCA’s implementation has not reversed.” They said in a March 22 letter that they're particularly concerned about the glyphosate ban and the ban on genetically modified corn for human consumption; mandatory Conformity Assessment Procedures for cheeses; and the requirement for organic foods to be certified under Mexican standards by June. “This is an extraordinarily short timeline for implementation. If this policy is enforced, U.S organic producers will experience significant trade disruptions as certification can take a year or more for organic companies to become certified to a new organic standard,” they wrote.
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of March 19 (some may also be given separate headlines):
CBP extended its travel restrictions on the northern and southern borders through April 21, it said in two notices. The travel bans do not apply to cargo, and exempt crossing the border from Canada or Mexico to work in the U.S.
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of March 17 (some may also be given separate headlines):
Central American ambassadors and the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration asked an audience to rediscover the region as a source of trusted supply chain partners and a way to achieve quicker deliveries with a lower carbon footprint.
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of March 15 (some may also be given separate headlines):
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of March 12 (some may also be given separate headlines):
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of March 10 (some may also be given separate headlines):