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In an effort to support the development and adoption of science-based rulemaking FAS Mexico developed ten educational videos on biotechnology and genetically engineered organisms in Spanish.

Two Mexican companies filed a request in April 2015 to initiate an anti-dumping investigation on imported U.S. fructose.

On September 7, 2015, SAE published an announcement in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register) containing the public tender for the last five state-owned sugar mills.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the United States is a concern for the sector. Appropriate measures to cope with AI outbreaks would allow a continued two percent growth during 2016.

Cattle inventories continue declining but financial programs to repopulate the domestic herd and improved genetics would contribute for a future stabilization.

A new rail border crossing was inaugurated Aug.25 at the Brownsville – Matamoros Port of Entry.

On August 19, 2015 a Mexican federal judge from the XII District Court overturned a 2013 ruling that had prevented biotechnology companies, universities, or public research institutes from planting...

SAGARPA published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register), on August 11, 2015 an announcement containing a modification to an official standard NOM-032-FITO-1995...

Mexico continues to send mixed signals regarding its stance toward acceptance of biotechnology.

The United States is the world’s top exporter of processed potato products. Over the past decade those exports have grown 127 percent, reaching a record $1.5 billion in 2014...

The Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register), on July 31, 2015 an announcement containing the maximum quota allotment of sugar to be exported to the United States

Forecast for marketing year (MY)2015/16 corn, wheat, sorghum, and rice production all hold steady at 23.5 MMT, 3.7 MMT, 7.8 MMT, and 240,000 MT (rough rice production), respectfully.