Sheinbaum previews her 2026 priorities: Friday’s mañanera recapped

Trade was a cardinal absorption of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Friday greeting property conference.

Sheinbaum spoke astir Mexico’s recently-approved tariffs arsenic good arsenic the USMCA review, which volition instrumentality spot adjacent year.

At the extremity of the mañanera, the president was asked whether she partakes successful the “twelve grapes” ritual, a contented successful which radical devour 12 grapes astatine the changeable of midnight connected Jan. 1.

Sheinbaum: With tariffs, authorities doesn’t privation to origin ostentation oregon accumulation problems 

During her Q&A league with reporters, Sheinbaum stressed that her authorities doesn’t privation to “cause inflation” arsenic a effect of the implementation of tariffs connected imports from countries with which Mexico doesn’t person commercialized agreements.

Approved by Congress this month, caller and higher tariffs up to 50% connected imports from assorted countries including China, India, South Korea, Indonesia, South Africa and Brazil volition instrumentality effect connected Jan. 1.

Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard estimated connected Monday that the tariffs would lone adhd 0.2 percent points to Mexico’s ostentation rate.

Sheinbaum besides said that her authorities doesn’t privation to origin problems for manufacturers that trust connected inputs from countries with which Mexico doesn’t person escaped commercialized agreements.

In that context, Ebrard said past week that Mexico is chiefly targeting “finished goods” with the caller tariffs, alternatively than intermediate goods, which helium noted are needed to “produce, assemble and export.”

On Friday morning, Sheinbaum noted that that the tariff measure she submitted to Congress successful September was importantly modified by Congress aft consultation with stakeholders, including manufacturers.

She said that her authorities “completely agreed” with the changes — i.e. a lowering of galore of the tariffs that were primitively proposed.

Sheinbaum noted that the Economy Ministry (SE) has the authorization “within the model of the law” to marque further reductions to the tariffs if deemed necessary.

In different words, if the caller tariffs are having an outsized interaction connected inflation, oregon connected manufacturers, they could beryllium altered by the SE.

Congress approves caller tariffs connected goods from China and non-FTA countries

Mexico discussing tariffs with China, India and South Korea 

Sheinbaum said that Mexico, done the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Economy Ministry, is discussing the soon-to-be enacted tariffs with China, India and South Korea.

Representatives of the Chinese, Indian and South Korean governments person each made nationalist remarks astir the tariffs arsenic they question to get a amended woody for their exports to Mexico.

Asked whether Mexico would question commercialized agreements with those countries, Sheinbaum responded:

“Well, I don’t cognize if … [there volition be] a treaty, a commercialized agreement, immoderate benignant of scheme. We don’t privation to marque enemies with immoderate country, immoderate radical oregon immoderate government. What we’re seeking is nationalist improvement wrong a program we established that we telephone Plan México.”

Among the objectives of the 2025-30 program are to trim reliance connected imports from China and different Asian countries; summation the accumulation of manufactured goods successful Mexico; and make 1.5 cardinal caller jobs.

The caller tariffs question to enactment each of those goals.

Mexico Approves Up to 50% Tariffs connected China, Other Asian Nations

“According to the legislation, Chinese cars look among steepest tariffs astatine 50%. The country’s monolithic car assemblage presently holds 20% of Mexican market, up dramatically from minimal conveyance imports conscionable 6 years ago” pic.twitter.com/2mecdFd9A8

— Danielle DiMartino Booth (@DiMartinoBooth) December 11, 2025

While Mexico is consenting to prosecute with China, India and South Korea and perceive to their concerns astir the tariffs, it appears improbable that it volition assistance immoderate important concessions to them successful the abbreviated term.

Indeed, Ebrard said past week that the authorities approved by Congress is “quite reasonable” and opined that helium didn’t judge it would “change successful the abbreviated term.”

Sheinbaum said connected Friday that her authorities volition supply updates connected its dialog with officials from the countries that volition beryllium affected by the caller tariffs that volition instrumentality effect connected Jan. 1.

Sheinbaum ‘very optimistic’ astir USMCA review

Sheinbaum stressed that a “review” of the USMCA escaped commercialized pact volition instrumentality spot adjacent twelvemonth alternatively than a “renegotiation,” arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated volition occur.

“The statement says that,” the president said.

Sheinbaum noted that the Trump medication has imposed a batch of tariffs this twelvemonth — including connected imports from Mexico and Canada — but declared that she is nevertheless “very positive” and “very optimistic” astir the USMCA review.

Striking however uniquely exposed to Trump’s tariffs India is:

– 33% effectual tariff complaint (among the highest now)
– 19% of exports went to US past twelvemonth (not Mexico, but high-ish) pic.twitter.com/qpDqUXicFp

— Justin Sandefur (@JustinSandefur) December 5, 2025

She highlighted that U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer spoke to U.S. lawmakers this week and paraphrased him arsenic saying “the [USMCA] statement has been precise good, but immoderate issues person to beryllium reviewed.”

“More oregon less, successful a fewer words [that’s what helium said]. His code is rather long,” Sheinbaum said.

“That, successful summation to the talks we’ve had [with the U.S.], gives america the presumption that we’re connected the close track. And the Mexican system volition beryllium good successful 2026,” she said.

The government’s priorities successful 2026

A newsman asked the president what the authorities needs to “consolidate” successful 2026, and besides inquired whether she partakes successful the 12 grapes ritual and if truthful what her 12 wishes for the caller twelvemonth would be.

Sheinbaum responded that the astir important happening for her authorities is “the radical of Mexico” and “their well-being.”

“And successful that sense, we ever work,” she said.

Friday’s league offered a highest into President Sheinbaum’s argumentation goals for 2026, arsenic good arsenic her ain wishes for the caller year. (Gabriel Monroy / Presidencia)

Sheinbaum went connected to accidental that the 4th translation governmental question that was founded by erstwhile president Andrés Manuel López Obrador and which she present leads “has to beryllium consolidated,” arsenic to day determination person lone been “seven years of transformation.”

“Next year, we’re going to dedicate a important magnitude of clip to nationalist investment,” she added.

“We’re going to proceed dedicating important clip to the contented of information due to the fact that … [improving security] indispensable ever beryllium our goal,” Sheinbaum said.

She besides said that citizens’ societal and quality rights, education, wellness care, lodging and payment programs would beryllium priorities for her authorities successful 2026.

“I’m precise positive,” Sheinbaum said.

“And [with] the 12 grapes [my wishes spell to] family, neighbors, nature, the homeland and past pueblo, pueblo, pueblo, pueblo, pueblo, pueblo,” she said, referring to the radical of Mexico.