摘要：Agricultural trade between the United States and Mexico has grown steadily since implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994. At the end of 1999, U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico were 56% above pre-NAFTA levels, and U.S. agricultural imports from Mexico were up 80% (USDA-ERS). The United States currently supplies about 77% of Mexico's total agricultural imports, primarily feed grains, oilseeds, live animals, meat, and dairy products. Mexico supplies the U.S. with coffee, fresh and prepared fruits and vegetables, and live cattle, with the U.S. taking about 78% of Mexico's agricultural exports (USDA – ERS). Cattle play a major role in bilateral trade between the two countries, with breeding stock and slaughter cattle going into Mexico from the U.S., and feeder or stocker cattle (typically weighing around 300 pounds) coming from Mexico to U.S. feedlots and pastures.
