Goods Rush to Beat Thai Tariff Rise in Mexico
December 26 Piedras Negras Coahuila Mexico. Large quantities of American goods flow into Mexico to dodge the tariff effective January 1. The new tariff raises duties on grain meat eggs butter and other farm products and manufactured goods. Mexico seeks to offset the tariff with imports from Canada South America and Africa. New industries including a Torreon chemical plant with 1 000 000 investment and expansion of cotton mills and oil mills are planned.