Mutual fees and Mexico Food sovereignty: Friday’s review

Will Mexico benefit from high -end fees imposed by US President Donald Trump for imports of many countries around the world?

Can Mexico achieve its ambition? Food production targets??

President Claudia Shinebam addressed the first question at his press conference on Friday morning, while his agriculture minister considered the second. Sheinbam said he would leave the country next week.

Here is a review of the president’s final Mainnera Of the week.

In trade with us, Mexico is ‘a better position’ than other countries

A reporter asked the president if he believed that Mexico would benefit High “Mutual” fees imposed by the US for imports from various countries around the world.

Shinbam stressed that Mexico did not want to benefit from the expense of other countries, but effectively responded to the pledge.

“We don’t want anyone to be sick and we want to be prosperous in the whole world,” he said.

Shinebam noted that if in accordance with the rules of the USMCA Free Trade Agreement, Mexico “all products, cars, steel and aluminum can be sent without a charge of the United States.

“Until now, that’s the situation,” he said.

Although a Mexican product is facing the same fee sent from Asia or Europe to the United States – like steel and aluminum – Mexico has an advantage, as the US is close to the United States, “there are low transportation costs.”

“What else do we have? Many products that are not within steel, aluminum and automotive (varieties) are continuing the zero fee if it is exported under the US-MEXICO-Ganada contract,” he said.

“This is (beneficial) characteristic of companies who want to invest in the domestic market in Mexico (to sell their products),” said Shinbam.

“… So, in that sense we are better than the rest of the world, at least at this time,” he said.

Mexico Food Security Goals are ‘ambitious’ but the Agriculture Minister says

Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Julio Berthekui addressed Shinbam’s press conference on Friday morning The President declared 18 “plans and actions” Relating to Mexico project Economic initiative is aimed at increasing food sovereignty and self -sufficiency.

He said the domestic production targets for corn, beans, milk and rice, which underlined Shinbam on Thursday, “are” ambitious, but we are going to do things better. “

As quoted by the President on Thursday – as follows:

• Increase the annual production of corn by 2030 to 25 million tonnes, which increased by a 17% increase in current levels.
• Increase the annual production of beans by 2030 to 1.2 million tonnes, which increased by 64% more than the current level.
• Increase annual rice production by 2030 to 450,000 tonnes, which increases by 103% more than current levels.
• Increase milk production to 15 billion liters by 2030, which is an increase of 15% more than current levels.

Bertegu said the government has “various plans” to support the achievement of goals.

Through projects including the new Kosesanto Sobernia (Harvesting Sovereign) Scheme, farmers will receive a number of government support, including providing high quality seeds and fertilizers, accessing loans and using new agricultural technologies.

Bertegu said this year, the government would spend nearly 54 billion Besos ($ 2.64 billion) on different projects that would support the progress of 2030 food production targets.

Shinbam to go to Sellak summit in Honduras… but only 2 hours

Sheinbam confirmed that he would attend the summit of the Latin American and Caribbean community (Sellag) community in Honduras’s Degusikalpa next Wednesday.

This will be his second international trip since taking office in October. Come to Brazil for the summit of the G20 leaders in Rio de Janeiro In November. He flew the ad to Rio via Panama – And in the economic class, not less.

Shenbam told reporters that he would spend only a short time in Honduras, where his fellow leftist president President Xiamara Castro remains in office since early 2022.

“I can’t stay full time. We see the table to see if it can be sworn in on April 9,” he said.

Sheinbam said, “About two hours or something like that,” in Honduras’s capital, Degusikalpa.As chairman Chiomara and President Petro (Columbia’s) considers Celeb as president and others President And Presidents Latin America and Caribbean. ”

He pointed out that Castro had convinced himself to attend the summit, and Honduran described the president as “very credible.”

“You know that we have a lot of work, but we are going to go for two hours, more or less,” Sheinbam said.

He said he would not take a business aircraft due to time restrictions.

“In fact, there are only flights with stops, so we will not have time. So we are going to go to the National Security Airport Ministry,” the president said.

Unlike many state leaders, Shinbam does not have a presidential plane.

Former President Andrez Manuel Lopez Oprador Mexico’s President Jet sold the plane – He never used – to the government of Tajikistan in 2023.

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