Trump Allows Lemons from Argentina as WTO Dec Meet in Buenos Aires Nears

US Department of Agriculture is Lifting a nearly 16-year ban on Argentine Lemon imports– a move that takes effect this month. That ban had been in place due to previous concerns over the potential spread of pests, and Trump told reporters that lemons would be on the table in his discussions with Macri.

Argentina is the US’ 38th largest goods trading partner, with the two sides exchanging US$13 billion in goods in 2015, according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

Meanwhile, Argentina has signed on to host the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference this upcoming December, and will also hold the G20 Presidency in 2018, which officials in Macri’s administration have said is part of a larger effort to reintegrate the country into the multilateral arena.

According to their joint statement, Trump “welcomed Argentina’s growing Leadership role on the world stage,” particularly in light of what this means for trade and investment. The US leader also offered his backing to Macri regarding the WTO and G20 processes.