A group of 50 Mexican businessmen, operating at the Central de Abasto (CEDA), see a safe market to export to Canada and thus avoid the payment of any tariff established by Donald Trump, president of the United States.
“Around 50 important entrepreneurs want to export, they no longer want to go to the United States because trade is being complicated, and Canada approached,” says Mónica Pacheco Skidmore, general administrator of the Central de Abasto (CEDA).
Canada is a very important market and entrepreneurs are very interested in buying orange, tomato, avocado, banana and guava, by virtue of the tariff war opened by Donald Trump, he says to Forbes Mexico.
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“The two main commercial organizations (from Canada) have come, which advise and give all the support through a membership to entrepreneurs, take them and even put them in the Canadian market,” says the most important market in Mexico and Latin America.
Entrepreneurs are very concerned with Donald Trump’s tariff ads, so they are looking for exits, alliances and markets for the sale of fruits and vegetables, he says.
Entrepreneurs and exporters are interested in being installed in the Central de Abasto a certification area, which “is what I am working and looking for Senasica to put,” he says.
There are a lot of countries, such as Argentina, El Salvador and India, who are interested in coming and knowing entrepreneurs and winemakers to sell ourselves, we have several very important countries, which want to make commercial exchanges and facilitate the entry of Mexican products to sell them stands out.
“What we have done as coordination is to bring them closer, give them all the facilities, present them, make tours and present them with the entrepreneurs,” he says.
One of the export success cases are avocado, which goes from Michoacán to Dubai, reveals.
“The avocado has the duration of 20 days, but it leaves Michoacán and in two days it has to be in Dubai to sell,” he says.
Another success case is one of the orange producers, who “talked to me that all her family sells guava and are exporting directly to Canada and Spain,” he says.
The explorers are very open and reviewing the changes initiated in the global economy with the arrival of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, he points out.
The president of the United States has created external mechanisms or factors, which were not considered in export, such as phytosanitary security, says the director of the CEDA.
The United States Customs Agents open trucks for review, which breaks with the cold chain, as well as the production can be lost or damage the product quality.
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Currently, the Ministry of Economy (SE) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) are discussing all commercial measures with the United States, so they are waiting to see what measures and who assumes the risk of exporting.
“If they are insurers or if they are businessmen and exporters, because all export protocols are changing,” says Mónica Pacheco Skidmore.
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The supply center has diversified in its daily sale, since it is a wholesale and retail market. And it has also specialized with areas dedicated to the commercialization of gourmet and top -level foods.
Some winemakers and entrepreneurs are the suppliers of the vast majority of restaurants in Mexico City: “They don’t even open and do not market here, but directly eh there,” he recalls.
The supply center is a business kaleidoscope linked to the sale and purchase of fruits, vegetables, legumes, cereals, chicken, beef and pork.
Mónica Pacheco Skidmore points out that today the Mexican Stock Exchange lives volatility for Donald Trump’s tariffs, recalls the CEDA representative.
One of the winemakers, who sells papayas at the Central de Abasto in Mexico City, is part of the Mexican Stock Exchange. And that was how they invited this market to talk with the members of the Stock Market in the Mexican Stock Exchange.
“They put a presentation with a super rimbombante name, well -known economic instruments for export,” says the administrator of the Central de Abasto.
“What do I come to talk to you in the BMV? If they are the kings of ESO. He better told you what the supply central is. And then I talked to you in the supply center,” he describes.
Currently, the Central de Abastos has 7 thousand participants and wineries, has 7 markets for producers and customers to buy food and edible products.
They also operate around 50 exporters and others are importers, which bring products from Latin America for the Mexican market, he points out.
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After the Covid-19 Pandemia, there is a strategy for the participants of the Abasto Central to help strengthen the domestic market, he says.
The vast majority of entrepreneurs with operations at the Central de Abasto in Mexico City sells for the domestic market, concludes the general administrator of the Central de Abasto (CEDA).
