Unsweetened: Mexico cancels sugar export permits to U.S. because there's no one to negotiate with [View all]

[DonViejo]

WEDNESDAY, MAR 8, 2017 11:40 AM EST

The dispute reveals more real-world implications of the Trump administration's "deconstruction" of the government

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Mexico has canceled sugar export permits to the U.S., citing a dispute over the pace of shipments. And the reason is likely because the Trump administration is eager to “deconstruct the administrative state.”

A letter sent by Mexico’s sugar chamber to mills cited unfilled positions at the U.S. Department of Commerce as part of the reason needed to cancel the export of sugar. The Mexican chamber said it has encountered “legalistic” issues involving the sugar trade, and there were no U.S. counterparts in Washington with whom Mexican officials could negotiate.

Mexico is the top foreign supplier of sugar to the United States.

The cancellation comes at a time when President Donald Trump has indicated he will revamp U.S. trade policies. Since Trump took office, he has reversed the U.S. stance on the North American Free Trade agreement, which he sees as a trade deal that disproportionately favors Mexico.

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