PM and Agriculture Minister Discuss Trade with Mexico  

Also accompanying PM Briceño to Mexico was Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, Jose Abelardo Mai.  Together, they held discussions with other Mexican government officials on issues that include cattle exportation, as well as the contrabanding of Belizean sugar.

 

Prime Minister John Briceño

”As you all know, a lot of our sugar is being contraband into the Chetumal region and it creates shortages for us.  The president agreed that he’ll talk with the Minister of Economy for us to look at the tariff regime to be able to expect to reduce it and also then to give us a certain quota to be able to export sugar into [Mexico].  We spoke about cattle.  The presidential decree has come to an end and we’re looking at expanding it so that we can continue to export cattle into Mexico.  We also looked at coconuts, a new industry in Belize and we’ll be working with… and the Minister of Agriculture was there with me.  They will start the discussions as to how we’d be able to get our coconuts, following the requirements from Mexico and so we spoke also about that and shrimp.’

 

Earlier today in Belmopan, the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation, AMEXCID, together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, launched a project called Reproductive Technology in Cattle Production in Belize.  The project includes a diagnosis of the cattle industry.