Mexico Imposes Hefty Tariffs on Sugar to Protect Local Industry

A sugarcane harvest in Xicotencatl, Tamaulipas state, Mexico, in 2024.

Photographer: Mauricio Palos/Bloomberg

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Mexico raised tariffs of up to 210% on sugar imports from countries with which it doesn’t have a trade deal, part of a plan to protect the domestic industry from falling prices.