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This document provides an overview of major Mexican laws and regulations that cover agricultural and food products, as well as import regulations for agricultural products into Mexico.

Mexico’s livestock industry is set to increase production into 2020 as the beef and pork sectors expand exports.

High demand for poultry meat and eggs continue to drive continued growth in Mexican domestic poultry production.

The marketing year (MY) 2017/18 corn production estimate has been revised upward to 26.8 MMT, with harvested area estimated at 7.23 million hectares, reflecting official information....

The Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register) on December 27, 2017, an announcement containing the maximum quota allotment of sugar to be exported....

The U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement entered into force on October 31, 2012, and established simplified requirements for the importation of U.S. food and feed products.

The U.S-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) entered into force on October 31, 2012. As outlined in the TPA, Panama issued special regulations that apply to imports of food and feed products....

On December 26, 2017, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in Mexico’s Federal Register (“Diario Oficial” – DOF) three announcements modifying tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for five products.

On January 16, 2018, the Secretariat of Health published the Official Norm, NOM-159-SSA1-2016, in Mexico’s Federal Register.

The food service industry in Mexico includes the hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) sectors. Mexico’s HRI foodservice sector has faced several challenges in 2016 due to an unstable economy....

The value of Panama’s food processing ingredients market is estimated at $110 million per year with U.S. products holding 60 percent of the market share.