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On April 17, 2024, the Government of Mexico published a law in the Official Gazette to establish mandatory warning labeling for products containing genetically engineered ingredients and to enshrine socioeconomic considerations into national food policy.

Post forecasts Mexico’s sugar production at 5.5 million metric tons raw value (MMT-RV) for marketing year (MY) 2024/25 (October 1 – September 30), 13 percent higher than the estimate for MY 2023/24.

Mexico’s oilseed crush in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast to increase due to higher vegetable oil and animal feed demand. Forecast economic growth and lower interest rates are expected to drive production of oil and meal and increase Mexico’s soybean and rapeseed imports by four percent and seventeen percent, respectively.

Mexico’s 2024 avocado production is forecast at 2.77 million metric tons (MMT), a five percent increase over 2023 on strong export demand. Production in 2023 reached 2.65 MMT, up four percent compared to the previous year.

On Tuesday October 27 Mexico's Secretariat of Economy released updated "criteria" for imported products to comply with NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010 - General Specifications for Labeling of Prepackaged...

Calendar year 2020 has been an atypical year in Mexico for all dairy commodities.

Mexico maintains its position as the 15th largest economy in the world and the second largest economy in Latin America, though it experienced no economic growth in 2019.

Latin America accounts for about 25 percent of global corn imports . The region’s corn demand for imported corn has grown steadily over the years supported by expansion in the livestock sector...

On October 1, 2020 Mexico modified its Foreign Trade Law Agreement to comply with its new Front-of-Package Labeling (FOPL) law that also went into effect on October 1.

Mexico announced proposed changes to its milk powder import procedures under the “Agreement under which the Secretariat of Economy emits rules and criteria to the general characterization...

On September 28, 2020, Mexico notified the World Trade Organization (WTO), via symbol G/TBT/N/MEX/477, changes to import procedures for milk powder products listed under Harmonized System (HS)...

On October 1, 2020 Mexico modified its Foreign Trade Law Agreement to comply with its new Frontof-Package Labeling (FOPL) law that also went into effect on October 1.