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Mexico is negotiating to buy fertilizer from Ukraine
Latin American Herald Tribune - Negotiations are taking place for Mexico to purchase up to 500,000 tons annually of fertilizer from Ukraine, which is the top country producing and exporting chemical fertilizers in the world.
Mexico to drop complaint vs Argentina after auto deal
Reuters - Mexico will drop a complaint before the World Trade Organization against Argentina over trade restrictions after the two countries reached a new automobile pact, Mexican economy minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Friday.
www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/14/us-mexico-argentina-wto-idUSBRE8BD16B20121214
Argentina says it's close to deal with Mexico on autos
Reuters - Argentina is close to sealing a new automobile trade deal with Mexico that could help revive trade between two of Latin America's top economies, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said on Thursday, according to a report.
www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/14/argentina-mexico-idUSL1E8NE11O20121214
Mexico delays WTO challenge to Chinese textiles
Just-Style - Mexico has delayed a move to challenge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) what it claims are illegal Chinese subsidies for textile and clothing producers.
www.just-style.com/news/delays-wto-panel-on-chinese-textile-subsidies_id116405.aspx
LA, Long Beach port strikes benefit Ensenada
LAT - The sluggish port city of Ensenada is coming alive. A strike that has effectively shut down rival ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach has diverted ships south of the border, sending a windfall for the port located about 50 miles from the border.
www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-port-ensenada-20121204,0,515049.story
Mexico is the world's biggest exporter of flat-screen TVs
NPR - Mexico is the world's largest exporter of flat-screen TVs. There are a lot of factories just south of the U.S. border, filled with workers putting together televisions. The individual parts come from Asia, but the final assembly is done in Mexico.
China, Mexico textile talks falter; WTO panel eyed
Reuters - Mexico will likely ask the World Trade Organization to settle a dispute with China over government aid to textile makers after bilateral talks failed to reach a deal, an economy ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/23/uk-mexico-china-idUKBRE8AM01N20121123
Mexico opens probe into China seamless steel pipes
Reuters - Mexico's economy ministry said it has opened an anti-dumping probe into Chinese seamless steel pipes after local company TAMSA complained of price differences between the Asian imports and domestic production.
www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/us-mexico-china-antidumping-idUSBRE8AK0WJ20121121
U.S. and Mexico near agreement on tomato pact
Reuters - Mexico and the United States expect to reach agreement on a new bilateral tomato trade pact by the end of the month, Mexico's economy minister said on Tuesday.
EU trade chief calls on Mexico to reopen pact
Reuters - Europe and Mexico need to go back to the negotiating table to rework their 12-year-old free-trade agreement to include services and agriculture, the European Union's top trade official said on Monday.
uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/13/uk-mexico-europe-idUKBRE8AC02N20121113
