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Mexico has condemned the U.S. Commerce Department for calling for an antidumping tariff on Mexican strawberries, a move Mexico says would violate international standards and threaten to end decades of largely duty-free strawberry trade between the two countries. Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard voiced a “grave concern” over a preliminary determination by the U.S. that Mexican strawberry exports were being dumped during the winter season, which, if true, would constitute an unfair trade practice that consists of exporting goods at prices below their production cost or lower than the sales price in the domestic market. The imposition of tariffs would affect almost 5,000 Mexican strawberry producers — 97% of whom are small or medium-sized, with no more than 10 hectares. (Ashy Anderson/Unsplash) Mexico’s Economy Ministry (SE) issued a statement Tuesday night informing the public that the U.S. accused Mexico of selling strawberries at prices between 3.37% and 5.28% below the normal produ...

Buoyed by a weaker greenback, the Mexican peso appreciated on Wednesday morning to trade below 17 to the US dollar. At midday Mexico City time, the USD:MXN exchange rate was 16.97, according to Bloomberg. Earlier on Wednesday, the peso reached 16.95 to the dollar, its strongest position since June 2024. Compared to the Bank of Mexico’s closing USD:MXN rate of 17.06 on Tuesday, the peso appreciated 0.65% to reach 16.95 to the dollar. Gabriela Siller, director of economic analysis at Banco Base, wrote on X that the peso appreciated on Wednesday morning due to “the weakness of the dollar” as a result of the U.S. Treasury Department’s announcement that it was increasing a bond buyback operation. The dollar weakened after the Treasury Department announced in a statement that it was “increasing, by at least double, the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon securities (the 10-year to 20-year sector and the 20-year to 30...

Temperatures are expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the next three days in the northwestern border state of Sonora, with highs reaching 47 C in municipalities in the northwest and central region, according to Mexico’s National Meteorological Service (SMN). The dangerous heat wave, which has lasted more than six weeks, has already caused 22 deaths and sickened 350 as of Tuesday morning, reports the Sonora state Health Ministry. Temperaturas máximas registradas la tarde de ayer en estaciones de #Sonora El valor mas alto que se presentó fue de 46.9°C en El Pinacate. Fuentes: @ConaguaOCSonora , @CESAVE_Sonora . pic.twitter.com/XPq10IkZJH — Gilberto Lagarda Vas (@gilbertolagarda) August 18, 2026 The cities of San Luis Río Colorado, Caborca and Hermosillo could experience highs of between 43 C and 47 C. In the state capital of Hermosillo, the relative humidity is around 45%, while the ultraviolet radiation index is in the “extreme” category, rangin...

The Mexican Navy on Tuesday said that its personnel had seized more than 300 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and around 300 kilograms of explosives in a southern municipality of Sinaloa, a state where IEDs have been used in the long-running battle between rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel . The Ministry of the Navy (SEMAR) said in a statement that navy personnel found the IEDs and explosive material near Agua Verde, a small town in Rosario, a municipality that borders both Nayarit and Durango. Como parte de las acciones para fortalecer la seguridad en Sinaloa, en El Rosario, elementos de @SEMAR_mx localizaron más de 300 artefactos explosivos improvisados y cerca de 300 kg de explosivos. Personal naval especializado aseguró la zona y deshabilitó los artefactos en el… pic.twitter.com/QfhWrg0wJ5 — Gabinete de Seguridad de México (@GabSeguridadMX) August 18, 2026 The discovery was made at a rural property during an operation led by the navy in conjunction with the federal Se...

Spain’s National Police have recovered 29 axolotls, a critically endangered amphibian endemic to Mexico that survives in the wild only in the canal system of Xochimilco in Mexico City. Spanish authorities confiscated the specimens in the city of Granada and are investigating a Mexican national for his alleged participation in illegally trading the axolotls. Though the axolotl population has been dangerously depleted in its natural habitat, axolotls have been trending as “pets.” But to survive, captive axolotls need the conditions of the Xochimilco canals to be duplicated, which is difficult, expensive and rarely achieved by non-scientists. (gob.mx) Although the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the axolotl as a critically endangered species — the category immediately preceding extinction in the wild — its international trade is legal, though strictly regulated. The species is included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in End...

Mexico and the United States signed a defense agreement on new technologies last week, further strengthening cooperation between the two countries on security matters. U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson on Sunday underscored the bilateral cooperation within the declaration of intent that will allow Mexico’s Defense Ministry (Defensa) to acquire drones and counter-unmanned aircraft systems. To celebrate, in his words, the results yielded by Mexico-U.S. security cooperation, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson released this photo of himself shaking hands with drone agreement signatory Security Minister Omar García Harfuch. (@USEmbassyMEX) Celebrating the agreement and the bilateral commitment to fighting organized crime, Johnson published an image of himself shaking hands with Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch as his Photo of the Week. “Under the leadership of President Donald Trump and President Claudia Sheinbaum, our cooperation continues to yield results,” ...

Gerardo “Coloso” Rojano Galván, 47, a student of the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s (UNAM) Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, crossed Mexico from north to south by bicycle in just over 20 days, earning a new record by the World Ultracycling Association (WUCA). Rojano’s journey began June 8 in Los Algodones, Baja California, just 50 meters away from the United States border, and ended near the border of Mexico with Guatemala at Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, after 20 days, 6 hours and 3 minutes of cycling.   The exceptional feat, which saw Coloso cover 4,094 kilometers with an average speed of 8.42 kilometers per hour, established a new record in the men’s individual cross-country category for cyclists aged 18 to 49 certified by the World Ultra-Cycling Association (WUCA). Coloso completed this route on a standard bicycle in an unsupported manner, meaning he had no outside assistance to cover the distance during the journey. The Mexican cyclist now awaits recognition of his jo...