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How did the North American Free Trade Agreement affect the Mexican agricultural industry?
Mexican agriculture expanded as farmers began shipping more goods to the United States.
Many Mexicans lost their agricultural jobs due to increased competition from the United States.
Prices in Mexico increased due to increased tariffs on agricultural goods from the United States.
Mexican agricultural trade declined due to the agreement's quotas on tr
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Best answer: Many Mexicans lost their agricultural jobs due to increased competition from the United States.
Why: NAFTA cut tariffs and opened Mexico’s markets to heavily subsidized U.S. farm imports (especially corn). That undercut many small-scale, subsistence and maize farmers and led to widespread job losses and rural-to-urban/overseas migration. At the same time, export-oriented commercial agriculture (fruits, vegetables, flowers, avocados, etc.) did expand and ship more to the U.S., so effects were mixed by sector. The other two choices are incorrect: NAFTA reduced tariffs and eliminated many quotas rather than increasing them, and Mexican agricultural trade overall grew (though distributional harms were severe).
Why: NAFTA cut tariffs and opened Mexico’s markets to heavily subsidized U.S. farm imports (especially corn). That undercut many small-scale, subsistence and maize farmers and led to widespread job losses and rural-to-urban/overseas migration. At the same time, export-oriented commercial agriculture (fruits, vegetables, flowers, avocados, etc.) did expand and ship more to the U.S., so effects were mixed by sector. The other two choices are incorrect: NAFTA reduced tariffs and eliminated many quotas rather than increasing them, and Mexican agricultural trade overall grew (though distributional harms were severe).
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