Opportunities for Making U. S. -Mexico Agricultural Trade More Agile

This report explores ways to facilitate further growth in U.S.-Mexico agricultural trade by focusing on the border processes and procedures that govern this trade. About 80 informal interviews were conducted with people from the private sector, government, and academia in the U.S. and Mexico who are familiar with bilateral agricultural trade and border regulations. Based on these interviews and supplemental information drawn from publicly available information, six areas of opportunity...
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This report explores ways to facilitate further growth in U.S.-Mexico agricultural trade by focusing on the border processes and procedures that govern this trade. About 80 informal interviews were conducted with people from the private sector, government, and academia in the U.S. and Mexico who are familiar with bilateral agricultural trade and border regulations. Based on these interviews and supplemental information drawn from publicly available information, six areas of opportunity were identified: attention to agriculture-related aspects of border crossings and inspections; pre-clearance and pre-inspection systems and joint inspection facilities; further development of risk-based inspection systems; advance preparations for new transportation facilities and new shipment routes; complementary activities for Single Window environments; and creation of formal avenues for regulatory innovation. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.