Source: Jacqui Fatka, FARM PROGRESS, 7/28/21


Although initial talks between U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and her Mexican counterparts have occurred in recent months on Mexico’s failure to adhere to science-based approvals of agricultural biotechnology, members of Congress and industry members called for further action to hold Mexico accountable and the appointment of a chief ag negotiator during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Tuesday reviewing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. USMCA contains commitments that should facilitate cooperation on agricultural biotechnology, including decisions regarding the approval of such technology be based on science.

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