Investigaciones de Panjiva

USMCA Watch: Relief for Swift and Tyson as Steel No Longer Presses Pork

May 20, 2019

The U.S. government has agreed to remove tariffs on steel and aluminum exports from Canada and Mexico, who in turn will remove their retaliatory duties. While removing one hurdle to ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement there are still concerns in the U.S. House of Representatives r... Read more →

Tariff Quote Watch: GoPro on Track to Shutter China Capacity, Open in Mexico

May 14, 2019

GoPro is on track to shift much of its production to Mexico from China in response to U.S. tariffs by 2H 2019. That’s being done “to insulate us against possible tariffs” according to CFO Brian McGee. The move has proven well-timed following the Trump administration’s d... Read more →

Nucor May Be Crushed if Nippon Steel Can Lift Heavy Plate Tariffs

May 9, 2019

Japanese steelmakers including Nippon Steel will appeal a decision by the Mexican government to place tariffs on their exports of heavy steel plate. Mexican imports of steel plate from all countries reached $536 million in the 12 months to Mar. 31 after surging 30.4% year over year. Yet, impor... Read more →

Mastronardi Sprouts New Growth as Tariffs Plague Tomatoes

May 8, 2019

The U.S. has restarted an anti-dumping review of Mexican tomato exports after a suspension agreement in place since 1996 was not renewed. The case is significant as tomatoes accounted for 10.6% of Mexican agricultural exports to the U.S. by volume in the 12 months to Mar. 31, while agricultura... Read more →

USMCA Watch: Closure Not Close as Mexico’s Steel, Aluminum Exports Plummet

May 8, 2019

Steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by the U.S. on Mexican exports are now the main sticking point in ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Mexico’s Undersecretary for North America Jesús Seade has stated “there cannot be a close” of USMCA implementation without re... Read more →

Tequila-Fuelled Cinco de Mayo On Track as Border Threats Prove Empty

May 2, 2019

Shipping disruptions across the Mexico-U.S. border, caused in part by the reallocation of customs staff by the administration of President Donald Trump, do not appear to have disrupted beverage supply chains ahead of the Cinco de Mayo holiday. Indeed, Mexican exports of tequila to the U.S. hav... Read more →

Alpek May Beat Reliance as Yarn Supply Chains Are Rewoven

May 2, 2019

The U.S. Commerce Department has determined that exports of polyester yarn from China and India have been subsidized at rates of up to 460%. The case, brought by Unifi and Nan Ya Plastics, won’t be completed until Oct. 24. So far supply chains have not altered radically. Imports from Chi... Read more →

CAP Capitalizes on Steel Strength to Expand Exports

May 1, 2019

Steelmaker CAP SA will reopen one of its Chilean steel furnaces in response to improving market conditions. Total Chilean steel exports have climbed 25.1% year over year in the 12 months to Feb. 28. CAP was the largest exporter ahead, with 19.0% of exports, ahead of MolyMet. CAP has also accou... Read more →

USMCA Watch: Grassley Draws a Steel Rule for Ratification That May Break The Deal

April 29, 2019

Senator Chuck Grassley has indicated that ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement through Congress “is dead” if section 232 duties on imports of steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico are not removed. Grassley’s concern appears centered on the impact of retaliator... Read more →

Blame Oil, Mazda for Mexico’s First Trade Decline in Nearly Two Years

April 26, 2019

Mexico’s international trade activity declined 0.9% year over year in March, the first drop since Apr. 2017. Automotive exports to outside the U.S. were the main driver of the non-oil trade decline with a 21.3% drop coming even as shipments to the U.S. improved by 6.1%. The most exposed ... Read more →

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