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This report outlines the current situation for hemp and hemp-related products in Mexico. Given the proximity in both geographic and cultural terms, the growth in the industrial hemp sector in the United States is clearly recognized in Mexico.

Increased production costs, mainly in feed, electricity, and labor, and lower live cattle as well as pork and chicken meat exports are keeping Spanish animal production at current levels, ending the expansion experienced in the last years.

On January 31, 2022, Mexico published in its Federal Gazette (the Diario Oficial) the final draft of the cheese conformity assessment procedure (CAP) under "NOM-223-SCFI/SAGARPA-2018, Cheese".

The Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) Mexico City commissioned a consumer survey to assess Mexican’s purchasing habits following the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey focused on changing consumer habits in the wake of COVID-19, consumer perceptions about imported products, and the effect of the new Front of Pack Labeling Law (NOM051) has in consumer purchasing decisions.