Mexico Expresses 'Serious Concern' Over US Measures Against National Strawberries
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The Mexican government has expressed its 'serious concern' regarding potential harm to the strawberry industry following the preliminary determination by the United States on 'dumping.' It warned that this case could set a precedent against other Mexican horticultural exports. The official stance, released on Friday by the Ministry of Economy, comes after the US Department of Commerce estimated dumping margins between 3.37% and 5.28% for the company, and 4.83% for most Mexican exporters. The US considers that strawberries fall under a 'dumping' scheme, meaning the fruit imported from Mexico is priced lower than that of its domestic industry. However, the Mexican Ministry of Economy deemed the application of seasonality and regionality criteria 'arbitrary' and argued that they are inconsistent with the World Trade Organization's Antidumping Agreement and provisions of the Mexico-United States-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The US resolution is preliminary and is part of an investigation initiated after Florida producers requested the imposition of 'antidumping' duties against Mexican strawberries on December 31, 2025. According to the Mexican agency, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) concluded in March that there were no grounds to treat winter strawberries as a different product or to recognize a regional market, although it previously determined that there was reasonable indication of material injury to a US industry and allowed the investigation to continue.
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