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Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 4/22/2003

**GAIN Report Number:** MX3057

**Mexico**

**Grain and Feed**

**Modification to Mexico\'s First Auction of U.S. Dry Edible Beans
Announcement**

**2003**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)William L. Brant

#### U.S. Embassy Mexico City

**Prepared by:**

Benjamin Juarez

**Report Highlights:**

On April 21, 2003, Mexico's Secretariat of Economy (SE) announced a
modification of the first auction of permits to import U.S. dry edible
beans under NAFTA tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for CY 2003 (see MX 3049). The
modification increases the maximum amount per participant from 1,000,000
kilograms to 4,349,270 kilograms.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Mexico \[MX1\]

\[MX\]

On April 21, 2003, the Mexican government published in the Diario
Oficial (Federal Register) a modification to the announcement published
previously on the dry beans tariff rate quota (TRQ) under NAFTA (see MX
3049). The modification is in reference to the maximum auction amount
per participant for the first auction of the NAFTA Tariff Rate Quota
(TRQ) imports permits for 22,399 MT of U.S. dry edible beans to be held
on May 9, 2003. Instead of 1,000,000 kilograms per participant the new
maximum amount will be 4,349,270 kilograms.

Following are the new auction details as contained in the Diario Oficial
announcement:

+-------+--------+--------+----------+----+--------+--------+------+
| Au    | Tariff | P      | Country  | Un | A      | **M    | Auc  |
| ction |        | roduct |          | it | uction | aximum | tion |
|       | Number |        |          |    | Qu     | a      |      |
| N     |        |        |          |    | antity | uction | D    |
| umber |        |        |          |    |        | amount | ate/ |
|       |        |        |          |    | (Kilo  | per**  |      |
|       |        |        |          |    | grams) |        | Time |
|       |        |        |          |    |        | **p    |      |
|       |        |        |          |    |        | artici |      |
|       |        |        |          |    |        | pant** |      |
+-------+--------+--------+----------+----+--------+--------+------+
| 11    | 0713   | Beans, | United   | K  | 21,7   | *      | May  |
| /2003 | .33.02 | except | States   | g. | 46,356 | *4,349 | 09,  |
|       |        | for    |          |    |        | ,270** | 2003 |
|       | 0713   | pla    |          |    |        |        |      |
|       | .33.03 | nting. |          |    |        |        | 1    |
|       |        |        |          |    |        |        | 0:30 |
|       | 0713   |        |          |    |        |        |      |
|       | .33.99 |        |          |    |        |        |      |
+-------+--------+--------+----------+----+--------+--------+------+
| 12    | 0713   | Beans, | United   | K  | 6      | *      | May  |
| /2003 | .33.02 | except | States   | g. | 52,333 | *4,349 | 09,  |
|       |        | for    |          |    |        | ,270** | 2003 |
|       | 0713   | pla    |          |    |        |        |      |
|       | .33.03 | nting. |          |    |        |        | 1    |
|       |        |        |          |    |        |        | 7:00 |
|       | 0713   |        |          |    |        |        |      |
|       | .33.99 |        |          |    |        |        |      |
+-------+--------+--------+----------+----+--------+--------+------+

Interested parties may pick up auction information and documents
beginning on April 21 from 9:00 -- 14:00 in all SE offices throughout
the country.