US imposes 17% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes after Trump’s 30% tariff announcement

In a setback for the Mexican government, the US administration on Monday said that it is placing a 17% duty on most Mexican fresh tomatoes with immediate effect after negotiations ended without a deal to avoid the tariff measure, as the Mexican...

EU says if no trade deal is struck with Trump, it could retaliate

WASHINGTON – The European Union warned it could retaliate against the United States if a trade agreement has not been reached by August 1, opening a new front in the fight with President Donald Trump over higher tariffs. Negotiators from the EU...

The U.S. announced 30% tariffs against EU and Mexico to begin August 1st

8 President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he’s levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1, a move that could cause massive upheaval between the United States and two of its biggest trade partners. Donald...

'Unfair trade practices': US slaps 17% duty on Mexican fresh tomatoes

The United States is imposing antidumping duties on most imports of fresh tomatoes from Mexico, the US Commerce Department said Monday as Washington alleged its neighbor engaged in unfair trade. The duties, set at 17.09 percent, come after...

Bogota Audiovisual Market’s Grounded, Socially Charged and Cliché-Busting Projects Explore the Trauma of War, Stereotyping, Maternity Stress and Class Gulfs    

“Not My Name,” the latest from Colombian powerhouse Dago García Producciones, and “High Tide” and “Name and Surname,” both from Evidencia Films, a driving force behind a new generation of Colombian filmmaking, feature among the wide-ranging lineup...

Dallas market aims to keep produce prices low amid tariffs, inflation

Good Shepherd Episcopal School Disaster Relief, a group with experience in emergency response, stepped in to help following devastating flooding. Tomatoes are a grocery store staple for most families. Starting as early as this week, consumers...

US imposes 17 per cent duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes

Mexico currently supplies around 70 per cent of the US tomato market, up from 30 per cent two decades ago, according to the Florida Tomato Exchange The US government said Monday it is immediately placing a 17 per cent duty on most fresh Mexican...

U.S. Southern Border Ports to Livestock Trade due to further Northward Spread of New World Screwworm in Mexico

India must resist US pressure on trade deals, warns GTRI report

a report by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) suggests that India must stay firm and avoid trading away its core sectors, especially agriculture. GTRI also suggests that India should refrain from trade deals despite increasing pressure...

EU trade ministers plan countermeasures to Trump`s 30 per cent tariffs

The ministers met Monday in Brussels following Trump's surprise announcement over the weekend of such hefty tariffs, which could have repercussions for governments, companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic US President Donald Trump....

Carney expects U.S. trade talks to 'intensify' ahead of August deadline

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that he sees little evidence a trade deal with the United States that does not include tariffs is possible. OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that he sees little evidence a trade deal...

Harris says 30% tariffs would "stop trade as we know it" between the EU and US

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said he believes there is a "landing zone" for an EU-US trade agreement despite US President Donald Trump actions to undermine negotiations and threats of tariffs that would "stop" transatlantic trade as we know it....

Carney says a U.S. trade deal without some tariffs is unlikely

Politics·New Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump seems wedded to tariffs and any trade deal with the Americans may include accepting some levies on exports. PM says there's 'not a lot of evidence right now'...

Jared Polis’ plan to mitigate the economic impact of Trump’s next tariffs? Track the data.

With tariffs on Colorado’s top two trade partners set to begin Aug. 1, Gov. Jared Polis took steps Monday to calculate financial damage to local businesses, consumers and the state’s economy. He ordered the state’s labor, agriculture and trade...

US imposes a 17% duty on Mexican tomatoes in hopes of boosting domestic production

The U.S. government said Monday it is immediately placing a 17% duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes after negotiations ended without an agreement to avert the tariff. Proponents said the import tax will help rebuild the shrinking U.S. tomato...

Market Watch: Heat Propels Nymex 4.6% Higher

August gas futures shot up 15.2¢, or 4.6%, to close Monday at $3.466 per million Btu as summer heat kept power generators humming. “Cooling demand remains heavy,” Gelber & Associates said, pegging power burn at 46 billion cubic feet per day. “LNG...

EU delays tariffs, seeks trade deal with U.S. by August

The Blueprint EU delays new tariffs on U.S. goods to allow trade talks. Trump plans 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico imports starting Aug. 1. EU exploring closer trade ties with China and Indonesia. PARIS — The European Union suspended retaliatory...

The inflation from tariffs that economists feared begins to emerge

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs push up the cost of a range of goods, including furniture,...

Mexican rescue team reveals heartbreaking reality of Texas flood recovery efforts

They came all the way from Mexico to help Texas. But today, Mother Nature had other plans for these brave rescue workers searching the Guadalupe River. INGRAM, Texas — Search and rescue crews from Mexico were forced to halt their operations on the...

MEXICALI BRIEFS: New electric vehicle taxi cab company launches

TRANSPORTATION New electric vehicle taxi cab company launches Baja California is making significant strides towards cleaner and safer transportation by introducing its first electric taxis into the transportation system. This initiative marks an...