<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Global Agrotrade Advisors</title><link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/</link><description>News and updates about agrotrade in México</description><item>
            <title>GDP Growth Expectations for 2024 </title>
            <description>Projections for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2024 have been unveiled by various financial institutions and international organizations, providing a comprehensive view of economic expectations. According to the data provided:</description>
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            <title>Top Exporting Nations in 2023: Insights into Global Trade Dynamics!</title>
            <description>The latest data on global trade has unveiled the leading exporters of goods in 2023, shedding light on key economic trends shaping international commerce. Topping the charts is China, with exports valued at $3.389 trillion, followed closely by the European Union at $2.019 trillion. Notably, Germany and the Netherlands also feature prominently in the top ranks, with export values of $1.689 trillion and $941 billion, respectively.</description>
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            <title>Mexico's Gasoline Import Dependency Reaches 68.5% in 2023</title>
            <description>The domestic market for imported gasoline saw a significant increase last year, accounting for 68.5% of total consumption, according to official data.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=220</link>
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            <title>Will China Drive Its Electric Cars In From Mexico?</title>
            <description>Outside this city, 150 miles south of the Texas border and in the shadow of the Sierra de Santa Catarina, lies a cactus-dotted field. If all goes well, this unassuming site will be home to Tesla’s Giga Mexico, potentially the world’s largest electric-vehicle factory. The project promises thousands of jobs and as much as $15 billion in investment from Tesla and its suppliers. It’s also attracting attention from Chinese competitors.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=219</link>
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            <title>Clarification on Tariffs for Car Imports from Mexico and China</title>
            <description>In a recent article, Connor Pfeiffer suggests the possibility of China exporting cheap cars to the U.S. from Mexico by exploiting supposed "gaps" in USMCA rules. However, the 2.5% tariff rate he refers to is standard for cars from countries without free trade agreements. It's worth noting that, although Chinese cars are also subject to this rate, they face an additional 25% tariff.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=218</link>
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            <title>Rising Demand: Mexico and Other Countries Increase Purchases of US Natural Gas</title>
            <description>Mexico holds the first position, being the country that purchases the most natural gas from the United States, at a level of 5.660 billion cubic feet per day.?</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=217</link>
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            <title>Mexico's Heavy Truck Industry Soars to New Heights in 2023</title>
            <description>Throughout 2023, the automotive industry involved in assembly and export of heavy vehicles finally surpassed pre-Covid-19 records.?</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=216</link>
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            <title>Water Supply Challenges in Mexico City: Diversification and Drought Impact</title>
            <description>Of the total drinking water consumed by Mexico City, 66.3% comes from metropolitan aquifers, 25.5% from the Cutzamala system, 6.3% from the Lerma system, and 1.8% from the Madín dam and springs.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=210</link>
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            <title>Robust Growth Marks the Beginning of 2024 for Investment Fund Assets</title>
            <description>The year 2024 begins with a promising start for investment fund assets, boasting an annual growth of 21.05%. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=209</link>
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            <title>Mexico Reigns as Top Destination for US Gasoline Exports</title>
            <description>Mexico receives 6 out of every 10 liters of gasoline exported by the United States. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=208</link>
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            <title>Water Allocation in Mexico: Agriculture Dominates While Scarcity Looms</title>
            <description>Eight out of every ten liters of water in Mexico are allocated to agricultural production.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=207</link>
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            <title>Mexico's Corruption Perception Stagnates: 31 Points for Fourth Consecutive Year</title>
            <description>Mexico receives poor ratings in corruption perception: Transparency International</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=206</link>
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            <title>Mexico Records Second Consecutive Year of Total Productivity Increase</title>
            <description>Mexico has witnessed a notable surge in total productivity for the second consecutive year, with a growth of 1.30% in 2022, as per data from Inegi. The 1.30% increase in productivity in 2022, compared to 2021, marks the second consecutive rise after a decade of declines. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=205</link>
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            <title>Mexico's Remarkable Growth in Auto Parts Supply to the U.S. Market</title>
            <description>In a noteworthy achievement, Mexico has experienced a substantial gain of 4.8 percentage points in the third quarter of 2023, nearly equaling its year-end level from the previous year.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=204</link>
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            <title>Mexican Companies Lead Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Latin America</title>
            <description>In a notable development, 23 Mexican companies, including the top five in the country's stock market, are now featured in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Latin America.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=203</link>
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            <title>Ministry of Agriculture activates National Animal Health Emergency Device</title>
            <description>Currently, there are no active outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza AH5N1 in commercial units within the national territory.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=202</link>
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            <title>Guadalajara consolidates as the 'epicenter' of meeting tourism.</title>
            <description>In 2023, Guadalajara solidified its status as the "epicenter" of meetings tourism, witnessing a remarkable 24.8% increase in tourism revenue compared to the previous year, amounting to nearly 8 billion pesos.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=201</link>
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            <title>Melon: health case occurs amid export boom.</title>
            <description>A recent outbreak of salmonellosis linked to melon consumption in the U.S. and Canada, resulting in eight deaths, is causing concern amid Mexico's thriving melon export industry.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=200</link>
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            <title>México restricted genetically modified corn without a risk assessment: U.S</title>
            <description>The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) challenges Mexico's 2023 Corn Decree, asserting that the ban on genetically modified corn lacks a scientific basis.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=199</link>
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            <title>Agropark Queretaro Production Model</title>
            <description>Learn about sustainable agriculture with Saúl Báez, the director general of Agropark Querétaro, a cutting-edge cluster of high-tech greenhouses. Join us in this insightful interview on the "SOMOS AGRICULTURA" podcast as Saúl shares his journey into the agricultural sector over the past decade.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=198</link>
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            <title>The Economics of Avocado</title>
            <description>The avocado market is valued at approximately $14.85 trillion, with an estimated average annual growth of at least 7% over the next seven years.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=197</link>
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            <title>Livestock accounts for 12% of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the FAO.</title>
            <description>Livestock, particularly bovine, stands as the primary source of emissions at 62%, followed by pork, chickens, buffaloes, and sheep and goats.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=196</link>
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            <title>Challenges on the Nearshoring Path: Mexico as an Investment Destination in a Protectionist World</title>
            <description>Donald Trump, since the beginning of his presidency, pursued a protectionist policy towards China as part of his ambitious goal of "Make America Great Again.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=195</link>
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            <title>The Mexican exports of products grew by 2.9% in July, reaching $47.55 billion, marking three consecutive months of year-on-year increases, as reported by INEGI.</title>
            <description>Mexico achieved this result despite the strength of the exchange rate, which averaged 16.9 pesos per dollar to meet foreign currency obligations during that month.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=194</link>
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            <title>Is 2023 the year of nearshoring or informality?</title>
            <description>At the end of 2018, approximately 31.2 million Mexicans worked in the informal sector. Five years later, that number has risen to around 33.1 million. During this presidential term alone, 1.9 million people have joined the informal economy, which equates to about 380,000 individuals per year.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=193</link>
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            <title>The EU-CELAC Summit: An Example of Strategic Cooperation</title>
            <description>The Summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), held in July 2023 in Brussels, marked a significant milestone by reinitiating political dialogue between these two regions after eight years.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=192</link>
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            <title>CFE presents transmission mega-project to major manufacturers, suppliers, and contractors in the industry</title>
            <description>The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) convened contractors and suppliers in the electrical sector to introduce the "I20" Phase 1 and 2 project, aimed at increasing the transmission capacity of electrical energy on the West Coast of Mexico.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=191</link>
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            <title>Democratizing Nearshoring: 100 Ladrillos will invest 150 million pesos in industrial warehouses through crowdfunding.</title>
            <description>The platform's strategy will focus on properties for last-mile logistics operations in the United States and spaces for manufacturing processes in northern Mexico.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=190</link>
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            <title>US escalates trade dispute with Mexico over genetically modified maize</title>
            <description>Washington requests settlement panel under North American trade deal in push against Mexican curbs on corn imports.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=189</link>
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            <title>Latin America’s local governments too often fail their people</title>
            <description>Latin America underwent a transition to democracy in the 1980s and 1990s, leading to new constitutions. Countries concerned about central power chose to decentralize, increasing subnational expenditure control to 25% between 1985 and 2015.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=188</link>
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            <title>Mexico imposes new tariffs that will affect imports from China, India, and South Korea</title>
            <description>Countries with which Mexico lacks a free trade agreement will have to pay 25% in tariff taxes until 2025</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=187</link>
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            <title>Aguascalientes will be the venue for the first International Agri-food Forum.</title>
            <description>Governor Tere Jiménez has announced the "First International Agri-food Forum of Aguascalientes," which will take place from September 12 to 14 and will feature the participation of Italy and the United States as guest countries, leaders in agroindustrial and agri-food development. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=186</link>
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            <title>US escalates Mexico corn trade spat with dispute panel request</title>
            <description>The United States has escalated its objections to Mexico's restrictions on genetically modified corn imports, requesting a dispute resolution panel under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), as announced by the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR).</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=185</link>
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            <title>iFarm Will Construct the World’s Largest High-Tech Vertical Farm in Mexico </title>
            <description>Smart City of Tehuantepec will be set up by the holding Opus 2G Group in frames of the project The Smart Industrial Corridor Benito Juarez (CIINT). The initiative forms part of the governmental project, Interoceanic Corridor of Tehuantepec Isthmus.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=184</link>
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            <title>Without natural gas, there will be no nearshoring in southeastern Mexico: IMCO.</title>
            <description>The Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO) has emphasized the importance of completing the gas pipeline network in Mexico to ensure access to natural gas in underdeveloped regions of the country, such as the Southeast. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=183</link>
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            <title>Mexico benefits from US violations of the WTO: China</title>
            <description>The Chinese government has accused the United States of benefiting its allies by implementing policies such as subsidies for electric vehicles assembled in North America, selective tariffs on steel, and pressure to avoid purchasing Chinese products. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=182</link>
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            <title>The US will activate a trade panel against Mexico over genetically modified corn policy</title>
            <description>The Mexican Ministry of Economy is ready to defend the country's stance before an international panel after receiving a notification from the United States concerning the controversy surrounding the regulation of genetically modified corn.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=181</link>
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            <title>Science will set the tone in the corn dispute, they estimate.</title>
            <description>Francisco de Rosenzweig, a partner at White & Case, anticipates that the dispute resolution panel regarding Mexico's policy on genetically modified corn is expected to be established in the latter half of September.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=180</link>
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            <title>SAT audits the automotive industry and collects a historical amount in 2023.</title>
            <description>During the current year of 2023, the SAT has collected a higher sum through auditing the automotive industry than the total accumulated during the entire previous administration. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=179</link>
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            <title>Japanese company Kaga Electronics will open a new plant in Mexico in April 2024.</title>
            <description>The company plans to close its old plant in Mexico to centralize its operations in a new parts assembly factory in the country, which will start operations in April with an investment of 5,000 yen (approximately 34 million dollars). </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=178</link>
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            <title>VAT Collection on Foreign Trade Fell by 12% at the End of June: SAT</title>
            <description>The Tax Administration Service (SAT) explained that the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) was impacted "by the appreciation of the Mexican peso against the US dollar, affecting revenue from imports." In the report corresponding to the second quarter of the year, an annual decrease of 12% in real terms was recorded in VAT income from foreign trade operations, totaling 429.827 billion pesos.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=177</link>
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            <title>US to activate trade panel against Mexico over transgenic corn policy</title>
            <description>After receiving notification from the United States, the Ministry of Economy stated that it is "prepared to defend the Mexican position before the international panel" regarding the regulation of genetically modified maize.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=176</link>
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            <title>Secretary Vilsack: Innovation and Technology are Key in Building Resilient Food System</title>
            <description>Faced with the global growth of food insecurity due to rising costs, conflicts, and climate changes that disrupt production and supply chains, APEC member economies are seeking to increase agricultural productivity through innovative technologies and sustainable practices.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=175</link>
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            <title>Nuevo León's Economy Grew by 3.6% on an Annual Basis: Inegi</title>
            <description>The Quarterly State Economic Activity Indicator (ITAEE) from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) has revealed that during the first quarter of this year, the economic activity in Nuevo León experienced a growth of 3.6% compared to the same period of the previous year. This state also had the highest percentage contribution to the variation in the northern region, with 1.04%, followed by Chihuahua (0.62%) and Sonora (0.41%).
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=174</link>
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            <title>US Restrictions on China Under Scrutiny by the EU</title>
            <description>The European Commission (EC) will address the US prohibition on new investments in sensitive technologies in China, as it deems this relevant to the economic security of the European Union (EU), according to the EU executive.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=173</link>
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            <title>Food prices register increases of 7.53% vs. 4.79% for general inflation.</title>
            <description>Food prices have experienced a rise despite inflation's slowdown. Producer prices in the agricultural sector have increased by 3.67%, while processed and fresh foods have gone up by 9.17%. Although the pace of increase has decreased, food price hikes continue to surpass general inflation, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=172</link>
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            <title>End of Grain Agreement Boosted Global Costs in July</title>
            <description>Worldwide food prices edged up in July, driven by the end of the agreement for the export of Ukrainian grains in the Black Sea. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=171</link>
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            <title>Food prices rise slightly in July after grain agreement ends: FAO</title>
            <description>In July, global food prices increased slightly for the second time this year, driven by the termination of the agreement for the export of Ukrainian grains in the Black Sea, as reported by the FAO on Friday.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=170</link>
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            <title>E-commerce and Logistics Companies Drive Demand for Industrial Warehouses</title>
            <description>The increase in demand for industrial warehouses in Mexico has been driven by the arrival of companies due to nearshoring and other trends. Digitalization has created a greater need for spaces for distribution centers and storage, leading to an uptick in the construction of industrial parks and logistics spaces to enhance supply chains and international trade.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=169</link>
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            <title>The Achilles' Heel of the Electrical System, According to Cenace</title>
            <description>The annual growth rate of 0.6% in Mexico's electric transmission network is revealed as inadequate for any national infrastructure network. This lack of development is more problematic in the interconnection points between rapidly growing poles. During this administration, electric generation capacity increased by 23.2%, while electric consumption rose by 14%. This indicates that generation grew 9.4 times faster than transmission and consumption 5.5 times faster.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=168</link>
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            <title>Secret FDI of $68.67 Billion: Ministry of Economy (SE)</title>
            <description>The undisclosed scale of international investments in Mexico, driven by secrecy and competitive strategy, has come to light. Economy Secretary Raquel Buenrostro asserts that there is an underreporting of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) entering Mexico. Notably, an investment influx exceeding the 2022 FDI total of $35.292 billion USD is said to have arrived in Mexico within the first half of this year.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=167</link>
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            <title>Nuevo León Ranked 12th Nationally in Beef Carcass Production</title>
            <description>The recent statistical report from the Mexican Meat Council (Comecarne) has illuminated Nuevo León's involvement in the meat industry. Despite being a prominent consumer of beef, the state secured the 12th position in 2022's state-wise beef production rankings, contributing 3.5% to the national total. Veracruz leads in production with 12.9% of the national total. Throughout 2022, beef trade surged past 511,000 tons, with imports reaching 170,000 tons, while exports amounted to 341,000 tons.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=166</link>
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            <title>Fostering Growth: Rising Regions and Challenges in the Mexican Econom</title>
            <description>Between the close of 2019 and early 2023, Tabasco, Oaxaca, and Quintana Roo have experienced an economic upswing, driving development in the southern region of Mexico.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=165</link>
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            <title>Mexico Consolidates Its Position as the Leading Auto Parts Supplier to the United States</title>
            <description>The Mexican auto parts industry has taken a significant leap in its role as the leading supplier of auto parts to the United States, with a 3.44 percentage point increase in its market share in US imports in just one year. During the first five months of 2023, Mexico managed to capture 42.72% of the US market in automotive parts and components, compared to 39.28% in the same period in 2022.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=164</link>
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            <title>Upward Trend: Growing Korean Investments in Mexico and Close Trade Relationship</title>
            <description>Korean investments in Mexico continue to grow, along with trade flows, where Korea is now Mexico's third-largest trading partner.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=163</link>
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            <title>Mexico shines in nearshoring: Comce</title>
            <description>Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe are the main competitors of Mexico in terms of nearshoring, as indicated by Comce.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=162</link>
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            <title>Nearshoring: Asian companies seek consultants in Mexico to guide their relocations.</title>
            <description>Through missions, foreign investors visit Mexico to get to know the country, as indicated by the National Chamber of Consulting Companies.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=161</link>
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            <title>Spain sees that Mexico is 'trending' among investors thanks to 'nearshoring'.</title>
            <description>The president of Camescom Mexico emphasized that the main sectors of interest among Spanish investors are the 'winners of nearshoring'.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=160</link>
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            <title>TMEC provides prosperity and certainty to nearshoring-attracted investment: CCE</title>
            <description>Mexico, the United States, and Canada must fulfill the obligations of TMEC to take advantage of nearshoring-attracted investment, stated the Consejo Coordinador Empresarial (CCE).</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=159</link>
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            <title>Nearshoring: Industrial parks expect the arrival of 453 companies in 2024 and 2025.</title>
            <description>The AMPIP estimates that in the next 2 years, 77 companies from China alone will come to Mexico; they warn about limitations for the companies.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=158</link>
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            <title>Mexico outshines Brazil in attracting investment announcements in 2022: Cepal.</title>
            <description>Mexico outperformed Brazil in attracting foreign investment announcements in 2022, with foreign companies making investment announcements of $42 billion in Mexico, compared to $18 billion in Brazil.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=157</link>
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            <title>Nearshoring will catapult 5G in Mexico, generating investments of $15 billion. Ericsson has identified an impact of $15 billion in Mexico, with $11 billion allocated to smart industry.</title>
            <description>The nearshoring trend could drive the adoption of 5G technology in Mexico, particularly in the industrial sector, with South Korean companies showing interest in investing and making Mexico their manufacturing hub. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=156</link>
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            <title>Around 80 companies from South Korea are interested in investing in electromobility and semiconductor manufacturing in Mexico.</title>
            <description>Thanks to nearshoring, the interest of South Korean companies in establishing themselves in Mexico has increased.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=155</link>
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            <title>Lack of industrial parks, water, and labor challenges for nearshoring: Index</title>
            <description>Companies are currently arriving in the northern part of the country, but that will change as they will move towards the central and southern regions, says the National Council of the Maquiladora and Export Manufacturing Industry.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=154</link>
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            <title>The Grains Dis(agreement) between Ukraine-Russia</title>
            <description>The conflict between Ukraine and Russia unfolds on two chessboards with four groups of players: Ukraine, Russia, the West, and neutral or Russia-aligned countries. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=153</link>
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            <title>Nearshoring opens new opportunities for mortgage market growth: HIR Casa</title>
            <description>Housing finance company, HIR Casa, seeks to strengthen its presence in northern Mexico, particularly in Tijuana, Baja California, which accounts for 11% of its housing credit placements in 2023.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=152</link>
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            <title>Nearshoring and Labor Aspects: A Historic Opportunity</title>
            <description>Nearshoring offers a great opportunity to take Mexico to a higher level of development, but it requires implementing policies that promote specialized talent, incentivize labor flexibility, and improve the fiscal burden.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=151</link>
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            <title>Veracruz and Lázaro Cárdenas, main ports for vehicle transportation.</title>
            <description>In the first five months of 2023, 863,359 vehicles were transported through ports, representing an 18% increase compared to the same period last year.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=150</link>
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            <title>Mexico has faced three commercial arbitration proceedings in recent days, as reported by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). </title>
            <description>These cases were brought forth by Canadian mining companies, First Majestic Silver Corp and Silver Bull Resources Inc, as well as food firm Arbor Confections Inc.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=149</link>
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            <title>'Aging' the Mexican Agricultural Workforce</title>
            <description>The 2022 Agricultural Census by Inegi revealed that last year, 72.8% of formal agricultural workers in Mexico, employed in agropecuarias economic units, were over 45 years old.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=148</link>
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            <title>Mexican Industrial Parks Struggle with Energy Costs Amid Nearshoring Boom</title>
            <description>Nearshoring has attracted over $9 billion into Mexico from U.S businesses setting up operations across the border, driven by its proximity to the massive U.S market, affordable labor, and geopolitical stability. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=147</link>
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            <title>Total annual trade volume of Latin America in 2021</title>
            <description>China y Estados Unidos are the main trading partners of Latin America. Together, they exchanged over US $1 trillion in goods and services with Latin America in 2021.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=146</link>
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            <title>Empowering Investment Attraction in Latin America</title>
            <description>Nearshoring has created exceptional opportunities for Latin America. States like Querétaro, Coahuila, Durango, Yucatán, and Nuevo León in Mexico have taken the lead in promoting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Through initiatives such as attending international fairs, establishing promotional platforms, and conducting Governor's visits, these states have opened their doors to foreign investment.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=145</link>
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            <title>PECC Webinar: Nearshoring and Integration for Mexico's Development</title>
            <description>Don't miss our upcoming virtual event! The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) is pleased to present the webinar "Nearshoring and Integration: Experiences and Recommendations for Mexico's Development." </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=144</link>
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            <title>Global Agrotrade Advisors was present at the farewell of the agricultural team from the Netherlands.</title>
            <description>During the visit of the Dutch agricultural team, a cooperation alliance was solidified for future projects in the agro-industrial sector</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=143</link>
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            <title>First National Congress on Health and Food Safety in Agricultur</title>
            <description>Health and food safety for Mexico's food security, social, and economic development</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=142</link>
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            <title>Analysis: Mexico's López Obrador faces challenges in the agricultural sector</title>
            <description>Experts point out that escalating tensions with farmers could pose a hurdle for Mexico's ruling party in next year's elections, due to growing resentment over low grain prices, a trade conflict with the United States, and a perceived lack of government support.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=141</link>
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            <title>US could close its doors to cattle and beef from Nuevo León</title>
            <description>Starting on August 1st, exports of cattle and beef from Nuevo León could face restrictions in the United States due to non-compliance with sanitary control protocols. According to a letter sent by Rosemary B. Siford, Chief of the Veterinary Office of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), deficiencies were found in the bovine tuberculosis program in Nuevo León, leading to a downgrade of the state.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=140</link>
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            <title>Good economic news arrives from the US</title>
            <description>It has been a good week for the economy of the United States, with the Federal Reserve opting for a more cautious stance in raising interest rates due to disinflation, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen predicting that the country will avoid a recession. This is positive for the Mexican economy, which relies heavily on monetary affairs and economic growth in the US.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=139</link>
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            <title>Seeds of Agricultural Chaos</title>
            <description>The Mexican government is making decisions that affect the production, importation, and exportation of basic grains such as white and yellow corn, which could generate chaos in the agricultural sector. Internally, it faces opposition from agricultural producers, while externally it undermines trade relations with the United States and Canada. These decisions are based on ideological principles and go against science and public policies.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=138</link>
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            <title>The agribusiness sector cannot subcontract day laborers and must comply with special rules: PJF.</title>
            <description>The Judiciary determined that export agricultural companies cannot subcontract day laborers and must comply with the labor inspection rules issued by the STPS. This resolution establishes a legal criterion that all courts must adhere to in order to prevent tax evasion and harm to the state. Subcontracting has been used to evade fair wages and labor benefits.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=137</link>
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            <title>Fibra UNO has reduced its water intensity by 70% compared to 2018.</title>
            <description>FUNO, the Mexican real estate investment trust, has committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 67% and increasing gender diversity to 10% in its Technical Committee. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=136</link>
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            <title>Drought hits sugar production in Mexico with a 15% decline in the current cycle.</title>
            <description>Sugar production in Mexico has experienced a 15% decline in the current cycle due to a drought that has affected crops and harvest yields. According to official data from the National Committee for Sustainable Development of Sugarcane (Conadesuca), the country produced 5.22 million tons of sugar in the 2022/23 cycle, below previous estimates of around 5.43 million tons. Drought has been identified as the main factor, although poor fertilization is also mentioned as an additional factor that has affected yield.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=135</link>
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            <title>Mexican tomato exports to the United States set a new record.</title>
            <description>Despite the restrictions imposed on tomatoes from Mexico, shipments to the United States have not slowed down, reaching a value of $1.086 billion between January and April 2023.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=134</link>
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            <title>Interest rates should remain higher for longer: BIS</title>
            <description>The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) warns that interest rates will need to stay higher than expected due to the risk of inflationary psychology, where wage and price increases reinforce each other. While progress in the fight against inflation is attributed to supply chain relaxation and falling commodity prices, global underlying inflation resistance does not reflect this relaxation.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=133</link>
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            <title>Jalisco is preparing price coverage for maize.</title>
            <description>Jalisco is preparing a trust fund to purchase corn price hedging in response to the crisis faced by corn producers in the neighboring state of Sinaloa, where international reference prices for the grain are lower than their production costs. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=132</link>
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            <title>Supply of energy, water, and personnel, challenges in the states facing nearshoring.</title>
            <description>The challenges faced by states in relation to the nearshoring trend, such as the demand for services, infrastructure, and workforce for new investment projects, are highlighted. The supply of energy, water, and availability of workers are among the challenges faced by entities with the arrival of nearshoring. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=131</link>
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            <title>Economic activity grew by 0.8% in April, its best record since September 2022.</title>
            <description>Economic activity reported its strongest growth in seven months in April, according to data released by Inegi.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=130</link>
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            <title>Global trade increased in the first quarter but will slow down in the second: UNCTAD</title>
            <description>In its updated study on trade outlook, the United Nations body analyzed that merchandise trade amounted to around $100 billion between January and March, while services trade reached approximately $50 billion.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=129</link>
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            <title>Chinese automotive parts and battery companies are seeking to establish themselves in Mexico, according to Santander.</title>
            <description>Santander indicated that although it is still in its early stages, Chinese companies have begun exploring investment opportunities in Mexico to be part of the nearshoring trend.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=128</link>
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            <title>The super peso is hitting exports, foreign tourism, and remittances, according to IMEF.</title>
            <description>A collapse in expectations regarding the strength of the peso against the dollar could lead to a capital flight in Mexico, stated the president of IMEF.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=127</link>
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            <title>Kloeckner Metals opens new steel plant to take advantage of automotive boom in the Bajío</title>
            <description>Kloeckner Metals has decided to open a new steel plant in Querétaro, thereby taking advantage of the automotive boom in the Bajío region and the nearshoring trend.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=126</link>
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            <title>The world's largest biodigester plant is in India, but it is Mexican.</title>
            <description>Sistema.bio has opened its second biodigester factory in India to produce biogas, which is the largest globally, with an investment of $1.8 million.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=125</link>
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            <title>General remains in charge of Customs.</title>
            <description>President Andrés Manuel López Obrador appointed André Georges Foullon Van Lissum as the new director of Mexico's National Customs Agency (ANAM), replacing Rafael Marín Mollinedo, who lasted only 6 months in the position and will now become the Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO).</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=124</link>
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            <title>Rafael Marín lacks the profile to be an ambassador to the WTO</title>
            <description>President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has proposed Rafael Marín Mollinedo as the new ambassador of Mexico to the World Trade Organization (WTO). </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=123</link>
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            <title>Okita Iron Works will invest $40 million in Guanajuato.</title>
            <description>Okita Iron Works, a leading Japanese company in the production of bearings, reaffirmed its commitment to Guanajuato by investing $40 million due to its competitive advantages and favorable business environment, facilitated by its strategic global location.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=122</link>
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            <title>Power outages diminish productivity of industrial companies in Querétaro</title>
            <description>Governor Mauricio Kuri González highlighted that ensuring the electrical supply is the greatest challenge faced by the state; nevertheless, he affirmed that they continue to develop a strategy to increase energy capacity.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=121</link>
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            <title>Jalisco migrants are getting ready to take advantage of nearshoring</title>
            <description>The organization AJUA, a coalition of migrant associations in California, is facilitating the connection of binational investors interested in capitalizing on the opportunities offered by the phenomenon of nearshoring.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=120</link>
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            <title>20 Taiwanese microchip companies are seeking to invest in Mexico.</title>
            <description>A mission of 20 Taiwanese microchip companies is visiting Mexico to learn about competitive advantages and identify business opportunities within the framework of relocation, as reported by the Ministry of Economy.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=119</link>
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            <title>Mexico, the most attractive country in Latin America for mergers and acquisitions</title>
            <description>79% of investors consider Mexico an attractive location for business and investment in mergers and acquisitions.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=118</link>
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            <title>Canadian Pacific Kansas City of Mexico: The railway that connects North America</title>
            <description>Nearshoring offers the opportunity to strengthen the logistics network of industries that use freight rail as one of their main transportation methods among the countries that make up the USMCA.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=117</link>
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            <title>Nearshoring is reshaping the manufacturing industry and the Tooling Cluster.</title>
            <description>Nearshoring has prompted the Cluster to assess the technological needs of Mexican SMEs in order to train and certify them.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=116</link>
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            <title>Mexico, a fundamental piece in the new commercial order of nearshoring</title>
            <description>The country's challenge in the face of nearshoring is to control the distribution channel of different markets.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=115</link>
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            <title>Study analyzes the impact of the Ukraine war on global food supply.</title>
            <description>The report includes data on 125 food items and an interactive infographic that allows visualizing the supply networks of these products in 192 countries.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=114</link>
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            <title>Nearshoring, consumption resilience, and delayed US recession strengthen expectations for Mexico: BNP Paribas.</title>
            <description>Families receiving remittances typically spend the money on immediate and durable consumer goods, and it seems that this growth is more directed towards short-term and immediate consumer spending.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=113</link>
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            <title>Nearshoring is unviable without investment in human capital.</title>
            <description>Nearshoring is a strategy to diversify supply chains and reduce dependence on China. Mexico can benefit from this process due to its proximity to the United States and its participation in the USMCA.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=112</link>
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            <title>In the corn crisis, there are no solutions, only villains.</title>
            <description>Corn and wheat producers in the Northwest are suffering from a crisis due to the drop in international prices and lack of government support. The price hedging scheme that protected them was canceled and replaced with guaranteed prices that have not been paid.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=111</link>
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            <title> Promote conversion from maize to profitable crops in Jalisco.</title>
            <description>In the face of the difficulties that producers are facing, the CAJ proposes an alternative business model program with more profitable crops such as chia.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=110</link>
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            <title>How Taiwan became the indispensable economy?</title>
            <description>Fearing a potential conflict in Asia, Western companies are looking to move production out of Taiwan. But severing ties with the self-ruled island will come at a high price for manufacturers.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=108</link>
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            <title>Tax incentives are being provided in the Isthmus to stimulate investment</title>
            <description>The Government has decided to grant tax incentives, including tax credits, to taxpayers engaged in economic activities within the Development Hubs for the Well-being of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec of the Interoceanic Corridor, in order to encourage investment in these areas.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=107</link>
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            <title>US activates dispute settlement mechanism for maize</title>
            <description>The Ministry of Economy indicated that it will demonstrate that the exclusive use of native corn for masa and tortillas does not have any commercial impact or interest for the United States. This case arises in a context where Mexican imports of corn from the US reached a record high.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=106</link>
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            <title>Mexico solidifies its position as the main external supplier to the US</title>
            <description>Mexico surpassed China in April in terms of product exports to the United States, marking three consecutive months in the top position as an external supplier to that market, as reported by the Census Bureau on Wednesday.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=105</link>
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            <title>Auto assembly accelerates towards its pre-COVID level</title>
            <description>Production has strung together 14 months of year-on-year growth, achieving its best advancement since last September, and came very close to matching the production recorded in May of the pre-pandemic year 2019 (350,060 units).</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=104</link>
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            <title>T-MEC boosts FDI in iron and steel to a record in the first quarter</title>
            <description>Amidst increased demand for automotive steel, this activity led investment inflows across the manufacturing sector, surpassing the beverage industry ($1.743 billion), automobile and truck manufacturing ($1.358 billion), and the pharmaceutical industry ($967 million), according to data from the Ministry of Economy.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=103</link>
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            <title>Mexico takes biodigesters to India</title>
            <description>Sistema.bio, a Mexican company dedicated to biogas projects for small-scale farmers, inaugurated the world's largest biodigester manufacturing plant in Pune, India.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=102</link>
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            <title>Mexican farmers demanded on Tuesday that the president establish guaranteed prices for corn, wheat, and sorghum. </title>
            <description>They argue that government intervention is vital to counter the steep drop in international grains prices and prevent "irreversible" economic damage.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=101</link>
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            <title>Forum "Let's Talk about Circular Economy" held on World Environment Day</title>
            <description>The forum brought together prominent representatives from various organizations who shared examples of efforts and strategies that companies are implementing within the framework of the Working Group on the 2030 Agenda.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=100</link>
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            <title>Fixed investment surpasses pre-COVID level after three years</title>
            <description>During the first quarter of 2023, gross fixed investment expanded by 9.5% on a year-on-year basis, a 0.9% increase compared to the level observed during the first quarter of 2019.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=99</link>
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            <title>Latin American economies lead the top 10 most complex countries for business</title>
            <description>TMF Group released a report with data from 78 jurisdictions, representing 92% of global GDP and 95% of foreign investment flows.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=98</link>
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            <title>Assembly of cars in Mexico jumped 25% in May; GM led production</title>
            <description>The automotive industry in Mexico achieved a total assembly of 344,201 light vehicles, a level 25% higher than the same month last year. General Motors, Nissan, and Stellantis lead the production of passenger cars in Mexico.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=97</link>
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            <title>Genetically modified corn, short circuit: Mexico-US</title>
            <description>The trade relations between Mexico and the United States are experiencing a short circuit, and there is a risk of a conflict that would need to be resolved by a panel of arbitrators.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=96</link>
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            <title>Tuhabi secures a $50 million credit line with BID Invest.</title>
            <description>This partnership will benefit the process of buying and selling homes for thousands of families in Mexico, as they will now have greater access to liquidity and reliable, streamlined processes.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=95</link>
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            <title>To meet nearshoring demands, Mexico would need up to 15 million square meters of industrial warehouses.</title>
            <description>By the end of 2022, construction began on 5.6 million square meters of space nationwide, which is only a third of what is currently needed.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=94</link>
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            <title>Urgency to act in favor of ecosystem restoration</title>
            <description>Alba Aguilar Priego, General Director of the Mexican Council for Sustainable Finance (CMFS), believes that by conserving our forests and oceans, we protect biodiversity and an invaluable source of life.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=93</link>
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            <title>Querétaro loses agricultural land</title>
            <description>It dropped from 607,000 to 418,000 hectares in 15 years; 79% of the state's population is now urban</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=92</link>
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            <title>Maize dispute takes on a different tone</title>
            <description>Now that the United States has initiated the formal process of consultations to bring the genetically modified (GM) corn case to a dispute settlement panel under the USMCA, the Mexican President is getting involved, not with the flag, but with a tortilla, engaging in a political fight against the US government.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=91</link>
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            <title>Mexico to fight US dispute over GM corn after formal consultations fail</title>
            <description>Mexico said on Friday it would counter U.S. arguments over agriculture biotech measures, including plans to limit its use of genetically modified (GM) corn, in trade dispute settlement consultations requested by Washington earlier in the day.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=90</link>
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            <title>Bearish trend in agricultural inflation due to lower oil and fertilizer prices.</title>
            <description>Factors such as extreme weather, structural problems in the agricultural sector, insecurity, and the rising costs of inputs have impacted basic food prices.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=89</link>
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            <title>Agri-food exports grow by 6.06% in the first quarter of 2023: Sader</title>
            <description>According to Sader, this will be the ninth consecutive year in which Mexico reports a surplus in its agricultural trade balance from January to March of this year.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=88</link>
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            <title>With a second decree, Mexico deactivated the potential panel over corn in the USMCA</title>
            <description>Rendering the claim by US farmers demanding over $9.1 billion in damages unsupported. Ensuring food security for society remains one of the main challenges.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=87</link>
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            <title>Javier Surasky: "There is still time for Latin America to regain sustainability"</title>
            <description>The expert leads a project to investigate the quality of the reports that countries submit on their progress with the Sustainable Development Goals. He is concerned about the environment, poverty, and hunger.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=86</link>
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            <title>34% of the visitors to Ecomondo Mexico showed interest in waste management and disposal.</title>
            <description>The objective of the fair is to bring together all the technologies and solutions in segments that promote sustainable development and the conservation of natural resources such as water, waste, recycling, renewable energy, energy efficiency, intelligent mobility, sustainable cities, and circular economy.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=85</link>
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            <title>In 15 days, the government will launch a bidding process for the construction of 10 industrial parks in the southern part of the country, announced President Andrés Manuel López Obrador during a morning conference.</title>
            <description>In 15 days, the Mexican government is planning to launch a bidding process for the construction of 10 industrial parks as part of a transoceanic corridor project in the southern region of the country, according to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's statement on Monday.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=84</link>
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            <title>Agricultural sector: Government officially dissolves the National Development Financial Institution</title>
            <description>The dissolution of this entity, approved by the Congress of the Union, was officially announced with its publication on Monday in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF).</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=83</link>
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            <title>Trouw Nutrition invests 1 billion pesos to establish plant in Querétaro</title>
            <description>The Ambassador of the Netherlands in Mexico, Wilfred Mohr, stated that the new production facility, which will be built in Pedro Escobedo, is a milestone for Trouw Nutrition's growth and serves as an example of collaboration between the two nations in the agricultural sector.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=81</link>
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            <title>E-commerce boosts demand for logistics spaces, but there is insufficient infrastructure to meet the demand.</title>
            <description>Since the Covid-19 pandemic, 2,100 companies engaged in warehousing or deliveries have been created in the country, which need to rent warehouses.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=80</link>
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            <title>Fibra Prologis plans to acquire 800,000 square meters of industrial warehouses to cater to nearshoring.</title>
            <description>The transaction will be financed through debt and investment capital, as the Trust recently completed a $400 million follow-on offering.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=79</link>
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            <title>AMLO promises to inaugurate the Interoceanic Train in 3 months</title>
            <description>President Andrés Manuel López Obrador estimated that the Interoceanic Passenger Train in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec will be inaugurated within three months.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=78</link>
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            <title>Transisthmic Corridor: Will it survive extortion?</title>
            <description>The works of the Transisthmic Corridor in Oaxaca were stopped for 60 days by a group of six people from the community of Mogoñé in San Juan Guichicovi. These people blocked the work without justification, claiming to be affected and seeking compensation. Although no work had been done at that time, the blockades have been constant since the beginning of construction in 2019.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=77</link>
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            <title>Mexico would add 10 labor complaints under the USMCA.</title>
            <description>Workers at Industrias del Interior (INISA 2000), located in Aguascalientes, have filed a complaint stating that the clothing manufacturing company has refused to negotiate an 8% salary increase, and there have been dismissals of workers who advocate for union changes.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=76</link>
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            <title>Three data-driven technologies that are making the supply chain more sustainable.</title>
            <description>IoT, blockchain, predictive analytics, and other sensor technologies can optimize efficiency, reduce waste, and promote transparency in food systems, helping organizations decrease their environmental footprint while increasing long-term benefits.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=75</link>
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            <title>The challenge of intervening in the food system in response to rising prices</title>
            <description>In the food system, just like in medical science, it is crucial to have a proper diagnosis before applying any treatment. In other words, having reliable, transparent, and objective analysis is important before implementing measures, especially in an area with such significant social impact.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=74</link>
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            <title>Disappearance of FND would lead producers to seek informal options.</title>
            <description>According to the Morena Parliamentary Group, the proposal is for the credits provided by the Financial Institution to be carried out through the Trusts Established in Relation to Agriculture.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=73</link>
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            <title>Bajío states, outside of entities with the highest foreign investment attraction</title>
            <description>The Bajío region is experiencing a strong demand for industrial warehouses, but its states were left out of those with the highest foreign direct investment attraction.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=72</link>
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            <title>Mexico's exports fell by 2.9% in April, while imports decreased by 3.3%.</title>
            <description>Mexican exports amounted to $46.2242 billion, and imports reached $47.7327 billion, resulting in a deficit of $1.5085 billion.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=71</link>
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            <title>Why did inflation rise?</title>
            <description>For two years, there has been a debate about what caused the highest inflation seen since the 1980s: government stimulus or pandemic-related disruptions.
Now, two leading economists in the United States have an answer: it was both.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=70</link>
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            <title>Citi to Pursue Initial Public Offering of its Consumer, Small Business and Middle Market Banking Operations in Mexico as it Executes Strategy to Simplify Firm and Deliver Value to Shareholders</title>
            <description>Citi to resume share buybacks this quarter.
Business will retain the Banamex name and continue to serve as one of Mexico's leading banking partners for consumer, small and mid-sized business owners.
Citi to retain and continue to grow market-leading institutional clients business in Mexico</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=69</link>
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            <title>‘In a lot of the world, the clock has hit midnight’: China is calling in loans to dozens of countries from Pakistan to Kenya</title>
            <description>A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=68</link>
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            <title>Mass death of bees in Campeche costs 335 million pesos</title>
            <description>Following the mass death of bees in the southeastern region of the country this year, the damages caused to various crops that rely on pollination could reach 335 million pesos, as stated by the College of the Southern Border (Ecosur).</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=67</link>
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            <title>Austerity will be costly for the government in the corn price crisis: CNA</title>
            <description>If support programs for marketing and contracted agriculture had not been eliminated, the expense would have been 2,000 million pesos, says Juan Cortina, who warned of the risk that the problem of declining grain prices could extend beyond Sinaloa.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=66</link>
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            <title>IED arrivals in Mexico fell by 4.1% in the first quarter.</title>
            <description>Excluding extraordinary investments related to the Televisa-Univision merger and the restructuring of Aeromexico registered in the same period of 2022, the data shows an increase of 48 percent.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=65</link>
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            <title>Government aims to subjugate major corn buyers</title>
            <description>President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has instructed the Secretary of Economy, Raquel Buenrostro, to impose tariffs on those who attempt to purchase corn from abroad instead of paying fair prices to Mexican producers.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=64</link>
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            <title>Maize and wheat crisis could trigger a domino effect in the economy, warn analysts and producers.</title>
            <description>The value of national production of these grains is estimated at around 166,000 million pesos, equivalent to over three times the approved budget for UNAM in 2023. Without support to sell at prices that make production profitable, the cultivation of these grains for the following year would be at risk, generating severe economic disruptions, analysts and producers warn.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=63</link>
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            <title>Contradictions between T-MEC partners</title>
            <description>Yesterday, the credit rating agency Fitch Ratings warned that the new Mining Law will have a negative impact on activity in Mexico.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=62</link>
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            <title>The Ministry of Economy plans to attract two automobile production plants to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. </title>
            <description>These automakers could settle in Texistepec, which is one of the 10 development hubs and has a strategic location 37 kilometers away from the Port of Coatzacoalcos.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=61</link>
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            <title>Deficit in the trade balance in the first quarter of the year</title>
            <description>On February 27th of the current year, Inegi released information on our country's merchandise trade balance, where we could see that Mexico is also paying the price for the January blues. Although it may seem contradictory in figures, as one might think that there is more money to spend, imports were made more for manufactured goods (intermediate goods) than for consumer and capital goods.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=60</link>
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            <title>Agricultural workers are poorly paid in Mexico: 'We need more support and better prices'</title>
            <description>Farm workers have pointed out that it is unfair to receive low wages for the work they do.

Mexico's agricultural exports are booming, registering double-digit growth rates in recent years. However, this success has not translated into a better quality of life for workers in the sector, who remain some of the lowest paid in the country.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=59</link>
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            <title>The federal government intervenes in the corn market and causes confusion among producers in Sinaloa.</title>
            <description>The federal and state governments of Sinaloa have set guaranteed prices for the purchase of 1.8 million tons of corn, while the rest of the production is in total uncertainty. This has left local producers who are not included in the strategy in limbo.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=58</link>
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            <title>Organizations need to change their transformation strategy to compete in nearshoring</title>
            <description>Nearshoring opens up a world of opportunities for Mexico through the relocation of a large number of companies in the country, taking advantage of trade agreements with the United States and Canada. But these opportunities pose a huge challenge for Mexican companies, especially for medium and large ones, that seek to compete globally. Most of these companies had delayed their transformation because they already had the operation under control within the national territory.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=57</link>
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            <title>The first of China’s desert solar and wind projects is online, and it’s huge</title>
            <description>The first of many solar and wind projects in China’s deserts is now online, and it’s capable of powering 1.5 million households.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=56</link>
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            <title>Would nearshoring save exports?</title>
            <description>At the end of 2022, shipments from Nuevo León recorded a value of 51,164 million dollars, an annual growth of 23.3%.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=55</link>
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            <title>Nearshoring boosts industrial warehouses in Mexico: 'Fever' of acquisitions is on the rise</title>
            <description>The vacancy rate for industrial warehouses in the country's border zone was 4 percent in the first quarter of the year.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=54</link>
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            <title>Which states will RUN OUT OF WATER by 2050?</title>
            <description>Conagua has analyzed the water crisis currently affecting different regions, and found that the number of municipalities that are abnormally dry has increased from 697 to 815.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=53</link>
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            <title>Is Latin America ready for a sustainable future?</title>
            <description>In the next decade, the greatest risks facing the world will be related to the environment. Latin America will not be an exception, and some governments are already taking measures to advance in the energy transition and protection of natural resources. However, not all countries are equally prepared to face the threats of climate change and pollution.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=52</link>
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            <title>In the face of the water crisis: How does oxygen work for the treatment of contaminated water?</title>
            <description>The use of oxygen for water treatment is not new, but today it is being promoted to combat water scarcity and take advantage of its benefits.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=51</link>
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            <title>Acute food insecurity reached 18 million in Latin America</title>
            <description>According to a report by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) published today, in 2022, acute food insecurity affected 17.8 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean, and 258 million people in 58 countries worldwide suffered from it last year.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=50</link>
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            <title>The disappearance of Financiera Rural: the latest blow to Mexican agriculture</title>
            <description>The ruling party quickly approved 20 initiatives on Friday, one of which received even less support within the party: the disappearance of the National Agricultural, Rural, Forestry and Fisheries Development Fund (FND), known as Financiera Rural, which had been lending money to farmers under that name for 20 years.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=49</link>
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            <title>Mexico still does not import beef from Brazil and Argentina.</title>
            <description>According to the GCMA, there have been no imports of Brazilian beef, due to high logistic costs and lack of competitiveness in the national market. </description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=48</link>
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            <title>Mexico denounces violation of the right to food security by the US in consultation on GMO corn.</title>
            <description>Victor Suarez, Undersecretary of Agriculture, stated that these consultations are aimed at promoting the interests of seed oligopolies and are not based on a scientific approach.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=47</link>
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            <title>Without Banco del Bienestar or Financiera Rural in remittances and agriculture, it is said that there is an opportunity for new competitors</title>
            <description>The general director of "Compartamos Banco" stated that the departure of "Banco del Bienestar" from the remittance market and the extinction of "Financiera Rural" open the way for new players in the formal financial sector to gain participation and compete in the credit market.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=46</link>
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            <title>Farmers seek financing from commercial banks: Juan Cortina</title>
            <description>The president of the CNA explained that while support is being provided, it is assistentialist and insufficient, and historically, the agricultural sector has had limited access to credit.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=45</link>
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            <title>Mexico's exports set a record while oil exports plummet</title>
            <description>With seasonally adjusted and inter-monthly rates, total merchandise exports increased by 4.50% in March, reflecting rises of 4.61% in non-oil exports and 2.41% in oil exports.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=44</link>
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            <title>Brazil wins with Pacic: country sold 61% more to Mexico in 2022</title>
            <description>The South American country benefited from the elimination of tariffs on products such as corn, soy, poultry meat, and rice; Brazilian agricultural exports to the world grew 34.6% to $139.363 billion.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=43</link>
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            <title>Beer: Mexico solidifies its leadership in exports</title>
            <description>Mexico has consolidated its position as the world leader in beer exports in 2022, reaching a record of $6.031 billion, which represents a year-on-year increase of 7.4%, according to data from the Bank of Mexico. The amount nearly triples the value of the Netherlands' external sales, our country's closest pursuer; the United States is the origin of over 95% of the foreign exchange earnings from beer sales captured by Mexico.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=42</link>
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            <title>Mexico and China expand and strengthen bilateral agri-food trade</title>
            <description>Mexico's Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) has announced that dialogue, negotiation, and the signing of sanitary and phytosanitary protocols have allowed for the expansion and strengthening of agri-food relations between Mexico and China, opening the Chinese market to several Mexican products, including avocados, grapes, pork, tequila, frozen beef, tobacco leaves, bananas, and sorghum.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=41</link>
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            <title>The Booming Texas Border Town at the Center of a Global Trade Shift</title>
            <description>About $800 million worth of products (from auto parts to toys and avocados) passed through Laredo daily in 2022</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=40</link>
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            <title> Coalition Together We Make History eliminates Rural Finantial Insitucion</title>
            <description>The plenary approved with 254 votes the extinction of the decentralized public agency; Ignacio Mier, coordinator of MORENA, proposed at the last minute that the guarantee of pensions and retirements of the workers be established.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=39</link>
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            <title>Cristina Morán presented a lecture at the Panel "The Agribusiness Ecosystem in Jalisco" at UdeG. </title>
            <description>Cristina Morán, an expert in agribusiness, sustainable agriculture, and co-founder of the consulting firm Global Agrotrade Advisors, visited the Center for Economic and Administrative Sciences (CUCEA) at the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) on Monday, April 24th, 2023, as part of the Agroemprende Jalisco event. During her presentation, Cristina Morán gave a lecture on topics relevant to Mexico's foreign trade.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=38</link>
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            <title>Mexico, one step away from entering the top 10 world food producers.</title>
            <description>Agro-food authorities predict that Mexico will surpass 300 million tons of food for the first time this year.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=37</link>
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            <title>Berries surpass beer and tequila: they are the Mexican food with the highest sales in the world.</title>
            <description>During the first two months of 2023, Mexican berries were sold abroad for a total of $777 million USD, according to the Bank of Mexico.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=36</link>
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            <title>European Parliament adopts new law to fight local deforestation.</title>
            <description>To fight deforestation and biodiversity loss, the EU has implemented new regulations that cover products such as livestock, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, timber, rubber, coal, and printed paper.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=35</link>
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            <title>From Germany, Concamin calls for nearshoring</title>
            <description>Mexico must take advantage of nearshoring to increase the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) above 4% from 2024 onwards, supported by an industrial policy, said José Abugaber, President of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers (Concamin).</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=34</link>
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            <title>INA discusses potential of hydrogen in the automotive sector with German companies</title>
            <description>Mexico has the potential to manufacture auto parts that use hydrogen as an energy source and will be required for decarbonizing the industry and transportation.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=33</link>
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            <title>Peruvian high-value agriculture generated 12.6% more foreign exchange</title>
            <description>Between January and February 2023, Peruvian agroexports reached a value of $1.681 billion, demonstrating a growth of 0.9% compared to the same period in 2022, according to figures from the National Customs and Tax Administration Superintendence (Sunat), reported by ComexPerú.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=32</link>
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            <title>Mexico, with advantages for exporting ecological products: UNCTAD</title>
            <description>According to a report from the conference, our country is the only nation that, using the Balassa index, has a "comparative advantage" (score between 1 and 1.5), while that of the US and Canada is between 0.5 and 1.0.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=31</link>
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            <title>Experts warn that the disappearance of the National Development Finance Corporation would leave producers at the mercy of high interest rates.</title>
            <description>The Agricultural Market Consulting Group accused President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's government on Thursday of failures in the management of the portfolio of the National Agropecuario, Rural, Forest and Fishing Development Finance Corporation, which the federal administration proposes to eliminate.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=30</link>
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            <title>The Mexican government accuses mines of affecting 15 million hectares of agricultural land.</title>
            <description>Due to the damage caused by the mining industry, the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) has registered that a total of 169 projects were rejected by communities between 2013 and 2018.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=29</link>
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            <title>First stage of the Interoceanic Corridor to be completed in October: AMLO</title>
            <description>The Interoceanic Corridor includes the construction of 10 industrial parks with access to the railway in Oaxaca and Veracruz.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=28</link>
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            <title>Mexico will have free trade with the United Kingdom via CPTPP.</title>
            <description>The British government announced that after 21 months of negotiations, it has closed a deal to join as the 12th member and the only European country to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), its biggest trade agreement since Brexit.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=27</link>
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            <title>Mexican companies need to become visible to take advantage of nearshoring, according to Blackwell Strategy. </title>
            <description>Nearshoring is one of the keys to economic growth for Mexico. National companies that take advantage of it will join high-projection value chains, but to achieve this, they need visibility and credibility in their sector.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=26</link>
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            <title>First global net zero carbon capture and storage facility in the cement industry: Heidelberg Materials partners with the Govern­ment of Canada</title>
            <description>Heidelberg Materials entering a partnership with Canadian government for the construction of the carbon capture facility in Edmonton.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=25</link>
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            <title>Global food security depends on funding small farmers.</title>
            <description>Increasing agricultural productivity reduces poverty, but the difficulty of accessing credit condemns producers to remain in a cycle of poverty. If they can't make a living from their work, they will stop providing food for everyone.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=24</link>
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            <title>Water Management, The Big Challenge for the Sector</title>
            <description>Specialists from the private sector, government, and producers warn of a challenging outlook for agriculture.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=23</link>
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            <title>Jalisco Tech Hub Act generates new investment intentions for the state</title>
            <description>The public policy created to maximize nearshoring has attracted new investment intentions to the state in the first quarter of the year from companies such as Flextronics, HP, and C3 AI, among others.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=22</link>
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            <title>The Brazilian government aims to negotiate an "ambitious" bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Mexico</title>
            <description>The executive of the South American country is studying the comments made by Mexico last year on the terms of reference it sent prior to initiating the negotiations.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=21</link>
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            <title>The food surplus with the US reaches a five-year high</title>
            <description>The agro-food trade balance between Mexico and the United States presented a positive balance of 15,266 million dollars in the last year, surpassing the figures of the previous five years.
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            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=20</link>
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            <title>Protected Agriculture: A Pillar Topic in GreenTech Americas 2023.</title>
            <description>Greenhouse technology and digital penetration augur a sustainable future for this form of cultivation.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=19</link>
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            <title>The United States Could Request Dispute Panel</title>
            <description>During the 2022 Global Agrobusiness Forum, a call was made for policies and investments to enhance agriculture.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=18</link>
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            <title>Raúl Urteaga presents lectures at the Seminar on Cooperation in International Economic Relations at UdeG</title>
            <description>Raúl Urteaga, President and CEO of the consulting firm Global Agrotrade Advisors, visited the Center for Economic and Administrative Sciences (CUCEA) of the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) on March 27th and 29th, 2023, as part of the Seminar on "Cooperation in International Economic Relations".</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=17</link>
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            <title>The IDB urges Latin America to update laws to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. </title>
            <description>An analysis by the multilateral shows that countries are on the right path towards circularity and that combined action with different actors will be key to meeting climate goals.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=16</link>
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            <title>Japan restricts chip equipment exports as US seeks to contain China.</title>
            <description>The Japanese government has decided to expand restrictions on the export of 23 types of key technology in chip manufacturing, following in the footsteps of the US in limiting China's access to these knowledges.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=15</link>
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            <title>Mexican company signs joint venture to explore green hydrogen opportunities in the country.</title>
            <description>The company H2V2 Mexico signed a joint venture agreement with the Spanish company H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies to start operations in Mexico and seek energy solutions in the field of green hydrogen.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=14</link>
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            <title>Ultimatum threat in the energy dispute increases pressure from the United States on Mexico</title>
            <description>According to Reuters, the White House is preparing a final warning to Mexico before opening the door to sanctions under the free trade agreement. Energy Secretariat responds: "we are a free and sovereign state".</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=13</link>
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            <title>Global Agrotrade Advisors present at Green Tech Americas</title>
            <description>Mr. Saúl Báez cofounder of GAA, will be present at Green Tech Americas as a guest speaker talking about his experience as General Manager of Agropark as a successful agrocluster.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=12</link>
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            <title>Two real estate investment trusts of the agricultural sector are being planted</title>
            <description>The Enture Group collects private capital and is looking for projects with high profitability and export products.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=7</link>
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            <title>U.S. farmers urge Washington to challenge Mexico's looming ban on GM corn</title>
            <description>Farmers in the United States are urging their government to challenge a looming Mexican ban on genetically modified (GM) corn under a regional free trade agreement, warning of billions of dollars of economic damage to both countries.</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=6</link>
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            <title>Nearshoring will start to accelerate in Mexico: Index</title>
            <description>Nearshoring will begin to accelerate in Mexico, so the country's new industrial policy must weigh this trend, highlighted the National Council of the Exporting Manufacturing Industry (Index).</description>
            <link>https://2021.xeon-it.com/globalagrotrade/new.php?id=5</link>
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