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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Mar 18, 2009 11:29pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Los Angeles Times |
| News Date | Friday, March 20, 2009 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The move, part of a cross-border trucking dispute, affects $2.4 billion worth of exports from 40 U.S. states.
By Ken Ellingwood
March 19, 2009
Reporting from Mexico City -- Mexico on Wednesday announced higher tariffs on $2.4 billion worth of imports from the United States in retaliation for the U.S. government's decision to end a program allowing some Mexican trucks on America's highways.
The list of 89 products includes toilet paper, Christmas trees, fruit juices, pet food, shampoo, sunflower seeds, soy sauce, pencils, beer and deodorant.
The tariffs, listed in the Mexican government's daily record, range from 10% to 45%. Affected products come from 40 states, but represent less than 2% of U.S. exports to Mexico.
As Mexico made clear its unhappiness over the trucking issue, White House officials announced that President Obama would visit next month. The April 16-17 trip will be Obama's first to Mexico as president.
A U.S. announcement said Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon would meet "to discuss the deep and comprehensive U.S.-Mexico relationship, including how the United States and Mexico can work together to support Mexico's fight against drug-related violence and work toward effective, comprehensive immigration reform." |
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