Mexico cancels sugar export permits to the US-seems Trump has not staffed Commerce Dept...
Mexico cancels sugar export permits to the US in 'absurd' dispute
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/07/mexico-cancels-sugar-export-permits-to-the-us-in-absurd-dispute.html
Tuesday, 7 Mar 2017 | 4:21 AM
Mexico has canceled existing sugar export permits to the United States to avoid penalties in a dispute over the pace of shipments, a document seen by Reuters said, partly blaming the issue on unfilled positions at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
It was not immediately clear what impact the cancellation would have on exports to the United States. The document, sent by Mexico's sugar chamber to mills on Monday, said existing permits would be reissued in April.
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The document made no suggestion that the present dispute was related to the wider politics, but described as "absurd" an interpretation by "low-level" Commerce Department officials of a clause in so-called suspension agreements, which have regulated the sugar trade between both countries since the end of 2014.
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The Mexican Economy Ministry decided to cancel the permits since it has no counterparts at the Commerce Department to resolve the issue, the document said. ............................