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What to expect from today's NAFTA renegotiations

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 16, 2017
President Trump has been very critical of NAFTA, but Canada and Mexico are very important trading partners.
Workers in a maquila in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. 
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How NAFTA negotiations might affect the tequila business

by Robert Garrova
Aug 15, 2017
Javier Martinez, CEO of Martinez Brands, said NAFTA negotiators need to be "firm" in discussions.
Patron Distillery employees put labels and check bottles of tequila during the process of production in Atotonilco, Jalisco State, Mexico.
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Negotiators get ready for NAFTA talks. How hard will it be?

by Tracey Samuelson
Aug 14, 2017
Think about the hardest negotiation you’ve ever done — maybe over a salary or buying a house. Maybe some big deal at work. Those are like the simplest kiddie-puzzles compared with the 5,000 piece jigsaw that is a trade negotiation. Then, imagine you had to start all over once it was done, and maybe add […]
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Farmers struggle with low commodity prices

by Peggy Lowe
Jul 25, 2017
Farmers, in particular those producing grain, are struggling, thanks mostly to low commodity prices amid a global grain glut.
Tom Giessel is a Kansas wheat farmer who harvested 1,800 acres of wheat in late June. He stands here in his field near Larned, Kansas. 
Peggy Lowe for Marketplace
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How NAFTA renegotiations could threaten America’s love affair with tequila

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jul 24, 2017
Happy National Tequila day!
Patron is the go-to brand of tequila for 15 percent of millennials. 
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Sharing water across borders can get complicated — and expensive

by Lizzie O'Leary
Jul 21, 2017
At the U.S.-Mexico border, two of the region's largest urban areas share a water source — and it's become a race to the bottom.
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The Trump administration may want to keep NAFTA after all

by Ryan Kailath and Janet Nguyen
Jul 18, 2017
The White House has released a list of terms for renegotiating the trade agreement.
Former president Gerald Ford, then U.S. President Bill Clinton, former president Jimmy Carter and former president George Bush applaud after the signing of side agreements to the North American Free Trade Agreement on Sept. 14, 1993 at the White House in Washington, D.C.
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The agriculture industry urges caution on the NAFTA renegotiation

by Annie Baxter
Jul 17, 2017
The Trump Administration released its objectives for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, our trade deal with Mexico and Canada. President Trump has called NAFTA the worst trade deal ever, citing factory jobs that moved to Mexico. The Trump Administration wants to “maintain existing reciprocal duty-free market access for agricultural goods” and […]
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U.S.-owned factories in Mexico welcome the prospect of NAFTA changes

by Lorne Matalon
Jun 27, 2017
Maquila owners say the current version makes it a harder to operate in Mexico compared to the U.S.
Alberto Martinez welds steel at a maquila owned by Metal Industries of Florida.
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Arizona aims to become a manufacturing 'mega-region' with the help of Sonora, Mexico

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 14, 2017
The state hopes to attract business with cheap land, nearby international ports and supply chain partnerships south of the border.
Gateway Community College instructor Jason Jenkins demonstrates how to type commands into a CNC machine in his industrial technology class. Three community college systems in Arizona will now teach the same curriculum for classes like this.
Carrie Jung
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