The ambassador would only say that she expects Mexico to import more American goods in the near future.
When President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration had reached a deal with Mexican officials to forestall his threat of tariffs on imports from Mexico in exchange for more cooperation in curbing migration, the president claimed that our neighbors to the south had agreed to purchase more American agricultural products. However, Mexico's ambassador to the U.S.
When asked directly if there was any specific agreement by the Mexican government to buy additional U.S. agricultural products, Bárcena did what diplomats do best — answer a question she wasn't asked. "But none of that was actually agreed to as part of this negotiation," noted Brennan."Because the president's been tweeting, saying that Mexico agreed to buy all sorts of agricultural products.""What I would say is that, even now, we are the second buyer of the U.S. in grains and meat," began Bárcena."We have an integrated economy in the agricultural sector. We export fruit and vegetables to the U.S., also contributing to a healthier diet in the U.S.
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