Mexico looks to Europe after slapping tariffs on U.S. pork
Story Date: 6/7/2018

 

Source: REUTERS, 6/5/18

 Mexico will import more pork products from Europe after imposing a 20 percent tariff on U.S. pork legs and shoulders in retaliation to steel tariffs, Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Tuesday. About 90 percent of Mexico’s $1.07 billion annual imports of pork legs and shoulders come from U.S. suppliers and the country expects to import more from elsewhere to avoid pushing prices higher for the cuts used to make hams and other processed meats.

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