AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoFood Safety & Trade: A multistate Salmonella outbreak tied to jalapeños grown in Sinaloa, Mexico, has sickened 345 people across 27 U.S. states; Colorado reports 110 cases and 6 hospitalizations, and both Chipotle and Qdoba pulled the peppers as Coast Citrus Distributors recalls the product. Energy Policy: Mexico’s government moves to block unconventional drilling in the Burgos Basin, keeping the country dependent on U.S. gas imports (about 80% of demand), while a separate expert panel recommends banning hydraulic fracturing in the Tampico-Misantla basin and using saltwater elsewhere to protect biodiversity and communities. Wildfire Response: More Mexican firefighters are deployed to British Columbia as dry, lightning-prone conditions threaten new growth in blazes; evacuations expand around Okanagan Lake while B.C. expects weekend weather to be less wind-driven than last week. Monetary Policy: Mexico’s central bank holds its benchmark rate at 6.50% and pushes back the timeline for inflation to return to target, citing stubborn underlying pressures and risks from trade, geopolitics, climate shocks, and peso weakness.
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