{"id":19617,"date":"2026-08-07T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miranda-partners.com\/news-and-content\/miranda-intelligence\/foreign-press-chatter\/mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-jul-31-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T21:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T03:40:26","slug":"mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-jul-31-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miranda-partners.com\/es\/news-and-content\/miranda-intelligence\/foreign-press-chatter\/mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-jul-31-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MI\u2019s Mexico Foreign Press Chatter \u2013 Jul. 31, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Foreign coverage on Mexico<\/strong><\/h3>

The Riviera Maya has been enduring a particularly bad sargassum season this year (the worst on record, according to Minister of the Environment Alicia B\u00e1rcena), which has spurred federal action as the tourism sector powering local economies falters. \u201cQuintana Roo is a state that sells beaches, blue sea and water activities. It affects everything,\u201d according to a local tourism services provider quoted by Reuters. The government\u2019s action plan was covered by The New York Times, which described sargassum as \u201cone of the most pernicious threats\u201d to the national tourism industry: 2 billion pesos ($115 million USD) will be invested in trawling ships and containment barriers offshore to increase collection capacity from roughly 2,000 tonnes a day to 4,000 by 2027.<\/p>

While most recent economic news in Mexico has been pessimistic and focused on trade tensions, this week brought some cheerier headlines \u2014 preliminary INEGI data showed 1.5% GDP growth compared with the previous quarter (the fastest-paced growth since late 2020), though analysts aren\u2019t getting too excited; the manufacturing sector is still weak, with most growth driven by agriculture and services (and strong exports). Kia also announced a US$649 million investment to move EV production from South Korea to Nuevo Le\u00f3n, aimed mostly at supplying the domestic market, and Mexico claimed victory in the long-standing dispute with Vulcan Materials in Quintana Roo after nearly all the company\u2019s claims against the government were dismissed by an arbitration tribunal. And after over a year of disruption caused by the screwworm parasite outbreak in Mexico, cattle exports to the US have been allowed to resume in the face of rising beef prices north of the border. \u201cProcessors and ranchers in the American Southwest are under intense financial pressure as a result of the existing cattle shortage and lack of imports,\u201d according to the Wall Street Journal.<\/p>

In security news, the gruesome discovery of 10 bodies last weekend in Zacatecas was covered in the LA Times, which noted that the victims included a former rural mayor, an ex-police commander, a bar owner, a rancher, a fireman, and entrepreneurs tied to mining and construction \u2014 sectors heavily targeted by extortion. Five suspects have since been arrested, and Governor David Monreal has vowed (of course) that there will be no impunity.<\/p>

In lighter news, New York Magazine published a brief write-up about the upcoming opening of El Califa de Le\u00f3n\u2019s outpost in Manhattan (no mention that this year, \u201cMexico City\u2019s most celebrated taqueria\u201d actually lost the Michelin star that catapulted it to global fame). The recent arrival of US chain Chipotle in Mexico \u2014 covered in the New York Times this week \u2014 has raised questions about how Mexican palates will take to burrito bowls and milder salsas; in this case, El Califa de Le\u00f3n\u2019s owner Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s Hern\u00e1ndez Elizalde is confident that US diners are ready for the heat, saying \u201cwe\u2019re not adapting the taco to the U.S. market \u2013 we\u2019re bringing the real thing\u201d.<\/p>

Congratulations to Kate Linthicum, for the past decade based in the Los Angeles Times Mexico City bureau, on receiving the Maria Moors Cabot Gold Medal. The Cabot Prize jury praised her rigorous reporting, deep sourcing and elegant writing,\u00a0highlighting her ability to explain major regional trends, from populism and democratic backsliding to organized crime and migration, through the experiences of ordinary people. The committee recognized her memorable coverage of U.S.-Mexico issues, including manufacturing relocation and cross-border gun trafficking, as well as her reporting on leaders such as Nayib Bukele, Jair Bolsonaro and Daniel Ortega.<\/p>

Blogs destacados en ingl\u00e9s sobre M\u00e9xico<\/strong><\/h3>

In Mexico Decoded, Viri R\u00edos analysed the uneven distribution of green spaces in Mexico City, known to many visitors as an exceptionally verdant metropolis, but where in reality 72% of neighbourhoods lack access to green areas of any size within 300 metres. The Mexico Political Economist examined the US demands of Mexico in the bilateral trade talks last week, noting that \u201cthe result\u2014or dragging out\u2014of USMCA negotiations will certainly continue to be felt well beyond the halls of power.\u201d In CrashOut, Ioan Grillo reported on his conversation with the lawyer for the pilot who allegedly flew the plane that took El Mayo Zambada from Mexico to the US in July 2024 (who was arrested in Mexico in February 2025 and expelled to the US in August). And Miranda Intelligence\u2019s daily Substack covered key developments in energy, fintech, public affairs, and politics in Mexico.<\/p>