Speaking in an interview on CBS TV, the Mexican Ambassador to the US said trade between the two nations will increase “dramatically” in the upcoming months, connecting it to the future United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ratification.
Martha Barcena Coqui, Mexico’s Ambassador to the US did not say whether Mexico agreed to “immediately begin buying large quantities of agricultural products” made in America, as US President Trump claimed on Saturday.
She dodged the question even though CBS’s Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan attempted to press her several times.
« It is our understanding that without tariffs and with USMCA ratification, there will be an increased rate, both in agricultural products and manufacturing products, » Coqui said.
Asked specifically about Trump’s Twitter assertion the Ambassador said that the US and Mexico share an “integrated economy” in the agricultural sector, with Mexico exporting fruits and vegetables, and the US exporting grains and meats.
