Mexico’s Agriculture Minister Julio Berdegué said he had a “very pleasant and productive” meeting in Washington with his U.S. counterpart, Brooke Rollins, as he works to defend a trade pact that has supported the country’s tomato exports for nearly three decades.
“We reached agreements that will be beneficial to both countries, including strengthening mechanisms for dialogue and mutual consultation to address ongoing and emerging issues,” he wrote on Tuesday social media platform X.
Though Berdegué did not disclose more details about his meetings with Collins, Berdegué also met with Mexican tomato producers—who traveled to Washington to lobby for the longstanding tomato trade agreement—and with 27 representatives from more than two dozen U.S. companies involved in importing, transporting, processing, and distributing Mexican tomatoes….