Mexico
Mount Franklin Foods opening new candy factory at Mexican-U.S. border
CHIHUAHUA – Mount Franklin Foods is opening a new 220,000-sq.-ft., state-of-the-art candy manufacturing facility in San Jeronimo — a port…
Mexico and U.S. extend land border closure till October 21
MEXICO – The border between Mexico and the United States will remain closed to nonessential travel until at least October…
US$40 million will be invested in Pharr port
PHARR – An expansion project of the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge leading into South Texas is expected to add dozens of…
Lawsuit alleging private border wall violates U.S.-Mexico treaty appears headed to trial
TEXAS – A lawsuit filed by the federal government against the builder of a private border wall that hugs the…
Exports from Juarez to the U.S. fall
JUAREZ – During the first semester of 2020, Ciudad Juarez stopped exporting more than US$5.5 billion in merchandise to the…
Volaris announces its new CDMX-Sacramento route
MEXICO – Volaris, a low-cost Mexican airline, announced a new international route, which will connect non-stop to Mexico City and…
Restrictions on Mexican agricultural products could lead to a trade war with the United States
U.S. – Legislators, exporters, and importers are debating the impact that the United States’ intention to restrict imports of Mexican…
COVID-19 Restrictions Curtail Cross-border Tourism
By Nancy J. Gonzalez COVID-19 restrictions such as the non-essential travel ban between Mexico and the U.S. as well as…
Border closure to be extended until September: Marcelo Ebrard
MEXICO – The Mexican government proposed that the United States extend the partial closure of their common border for another…
Mexican exports increased in June
MEXICO – After four setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s exports increased 75.57% per month during June, an…
Nonessential Travel Restrictions Extended
The U.S.-Mexico border will remain closed to nonessential travel until July 21. The Trump administration said it would extend existing…
Steel exports to the U.S. fell 10.28% in May
MEXICO – In May Mexico exported to the United States US$188 billion in steel products for consumption, a drop of…
U.S. and Mexico extend border restrictions on nonessential travel
MEXICO – Mexico and the United States agreed to extend the closure of their land border to nonessential travel until…
Mexico-U.S. imports and exports fall almost 50%
MEXICO CITY — Mexico is the United States’ and Arizona’s main trading partner. But trade between both countries has been seriously impacted…
Border officials call for reopening of U.S.-Mexico border to tourists
LAREDO – Laredo and other Texas border officials are urging the Department of Homeland Security to open up U.S.-Mexico land…
