# Mexico Urges Science-Based Trade Rules in USMCA Review

> Mexican Agriculture Minister Julio Berdegué said Mexico will push for science-based trade rules in the upcoming USMCA review. He criticized a US compensatory duty on Mexican tomatoes and US restrictions on Mexican cattle linked to New World screwworm.

- Date: 2026-03-10 · published 2026-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20130-mexico-urges-science-based-trade-rules-in-usmca-review
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Restrictions on Mexican cattle exports and trade friction in USMCA could affect U.S. and Mexican livestock markets and bilateral feed trade. The impact on grain prices is modest at this stage.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-11-08 | [Brazil says EU deforestation rules hamper Mercosur trade deal negotiation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33213-brazil-says-eu-deforestation-rules-hamper-mercosur-trade-deal-negotiation.md) | -2.2% | -7.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-19 | [Mexico seeks to offset screwworm impact by increasing US beef exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19200-mexico-seeks-to-offset-screwworm-impact-by-increasing-us-beef-exports.md) | -1.3% | -1.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-07 | [SE Asia Report: Trade volumes remain high in spite of COVID - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51577-se-asia-report-trade-volumes-remain-high-in-spite-of-covid-beef-central.md) | +3.5% | +3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-10-02 | [Cattle Economics: Changes in International Beef Trade \| UT Beef & Forage Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39083-cattle-economics-changes-in-international-beef-trade-ut-beef-and-forage-center.md) | +0.7% | +4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-03-27 | [Non-tariff trade barriers remain major obstacle - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71957-non-tariff-trade-barriers-remain-major-obstacle-manitoba-co-operator.md) | -0.0% | +4.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-04-27 | [In Depth: Border Closure May Accelerate Mexico Beef Expansion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19656-in-depth-border-closure-may-accelerate-mexico-beef-expansion.md) | +1.0% | -4.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-11-23 | [Beef industry conflicted over international trade policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38607-beef-industry-conflicted-over-international-trade-policy.md) | -0.7% | +1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-06-12 | [Sonora ranchers urge U.S. to reopen border to cattle after screwworm confirmed on both sides](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18766-sonora-ranchers-urge-u-s-to-reopen-border-to-cattle-after-screwworm-confirmed.md) | +1.9% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- mexicobusiness.news: https://mexicobusiness.news/agribusiness/news/mexico-urges-science-based-trade-rules-usmca-review

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