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    Vol.66/No.49           December 30, 2002 
 
 
Mexican farmers protest ‘free trade’

Thousands of farmers and farm workers in Mexico City march behind banner of revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata to protest against tariff reductions agreed to by the government under the North American Free Trade Agreement. Subsidized U.S. agricultural imports into the country are threatening to wipe out small producers who can’t compete against the low-priced U.S. commodities.  
 
 
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