MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum mentioned Tuesday her nation intends to ship extra water to america however not instantly regardless of threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to boost tariffs by 5% on Mexican imports if extra water just isn’t delivered as a part of a water-sharing settlement.
Sheinbaum mentioned Mexico is proposing a water supply this month and one other one within the coming years. The proposal might be mentioned in a digital assembly with U.S. officers Tuesday, she mentioned.
Mexico is behind water deliveries to america from the Rio Grande River due to drought and pipeline limitations, Sheinbaum mentioned.
Below a 1944 treaty, Mexico should ship 1.7 million acre-feet of water to the U.S. from six tributaries each 5 years, or a mean of 350,000 acre-feet yearly. An acre-foot is the quantity of water wanted to cowl 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 foot.
Trump posted on social media Monday that Mexico has a water debt that has gathered over 5 years and that has effects on farmers in Texas. He mentioned that he has approved a 5% improve on tariffs on Mexico if the water just isn’t instantly launched.
“The U.S needs Mexico to release 200,000 acre-feet of water before December 31st, and the rest must come soon after,” Trump wrote. “As of now, Mexico is not responding, and it is very unfair to our U.S. Farmers who deserve this much needed water.”
Trump first threatened tariffs over the water problem in April when he additionally threatened to impose 5% tariffs on Mexican imports and accused the nation of constant to violate the settlement.
The 2 nations have reached agreements on the problem up to now and the Mexican president mentioned she hoped they’d once more discover an understanding.
“We have the best intention to deliver the amount of water that is owed from previous years,” Sheinbaum mentioned.
