http://americas.irc-online.org/am/4794

NAFTA Free Trade Myths Lead to Farm Failure in Mexico Laura Carlsen | December 6, 2007
Americas Program, Center for International Policy (CIP) americas.irc-online.org
On Jan. 1, 2008 the last remaining tariff barriers permitted under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are slated to fall. Corn and beans were given the longest (15 years) liberalization schedule because they are at the core of Mexican culture and subsistence. Other key products—including sugar, milk, and chicken, which had formerly been regulated under a safeguard agreement to protect Mexican production, are also included.