Mexico may retaliate against US trade tariffs by imposing its own tariffs on $ 4bn of corn and soybean imports from the US . Mexico National Farm Council head Bosco de la Torre has called for tariffs on grains from states that voted for Donald Trump in 2016 although the Mexican government , while not ruling such tariffs out , has not commented . Mexican grains have helped Mexico ’s beef industry grow but the Mexican government is taking measures to attract imports from other suppliers . Beneficiaries from a trade war between Mexico and the US would include Brazil and Argentina .
Mexico may retaliate against US trade tariffs by imposing its own tariffs on $4bn of corn and soybean imports from the US. Mexico National Farm Council head Bosco de la Vega has called for tariffs on grains from states that voted for Donald Trump in 2016 although the Mexican government, while not ruling such tariffs out, has not commented. US grains have helped Mexico’s beef industry grow but the Mexican government is considering measures to attract imports from other suppliers. Beneficiaries from a trade war between Mexico and the US would include Brazil and Argentina.