The Trump administration said Wednesday it will begin a series of trade negotiations with Mexico this week tied to the first review of the U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), with no talks involving Canada announced so far.
The talks are part of the first formal review process for the U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement since it replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement in 2020.
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said the negotiations will focus on economic security, industrial rules of origin, agriculture, and maintaining what it described as a “level playing field” for American workers and businesses. Rules of origin determine how much of a product must be manufactured within North America to qualify for tariff-free treatment under the trade pact….