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Produce companies state Trump cannot break strong ties with Mexican growers

After the recent moves by the Trump administration to bring stricter rules to immigration, along with plans to renegotiate trade deals, produce companies at the Fresh Produce Association of America’s 2017 Spring Policy Summit said they weren’t worried that new policies by the Trump administration would affect the already strong relationships with growers in Mexico, according to The Packer.

The cross-border business between the U.S. and Mexico represents $1.5 million each minute. Unsurprisingly, Mexico’s largest trading partner is its northern neighbor. In 2016 alone, the U.S. imported more than $5 billion worth of vegetables and $4.5 billion worth of fruits from Mexico.

The Mexican government has said it is open to discussing modernizing NAFTA to strengthen the bond between the countries, but it’s uncertain how those discussions will go. Continued back and forth jabbing could lead to a more strained relationship down the line.

source: fooddive.com