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Trump Threatens 5% Tariff Over Mexico’s Water Deliveries, Demands 200,000 Acre-Feet by Dec. 31

Mexico argues the 1944 treaty permits carrying drought-driven shortfalls into the next cycle.

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Donald Trump amenaza con imponer aranceles a México, si no se cumple con el Tratado de Aguas firmado por ambos países en 1944
El 60% de los municipios y sus zonas agrícolas carecen de agua; 15 estados reportan entre 80% y 100% de su territorio en sequía.
La presidenta afirmó que el país sí planea cumplir con el tratado de 1944, aunque los envíos serán escalonados y no en los plazos exigidos por Washington. (Presidencia/Canva)

Overview

  • President Trump authorized paperwork to levy a 5% tariff on Mexican imports if the requested water release is not made immediately.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum said Conagua will hold a virtual meeting today with U.S. technical counterparts to review deliveries and seek an agreement.
  • Mexican officials cite severe drought, low reservoir levels and limited duct capacity as constraints and say human consumption cannot be put at risk.
  • Mexico acknowledges a pending volume near 1 billion cubic meters under carryover rules, while U.S. figures claim roughly 800,000 acre-feet owed from the last five-year cycle.
  • Trump links the demand to Texas agriculture and announced a $12 billion aid package for farmers as both governments pursue technical talks to avoid trade measures.