Other Ag News: Mexico Agrees to Meet Water Treaty Obligations for Farmers in the American Southwest

Friday, December 12, 2025 - 8:12pm

(Washington, D.C., December 12, 2025) – Today, the United States and Mexico reached an understanding to meet the current water obligations of American farmers and ranchers and for Mexico to repay the water deficit in Texas as part of the 1944 Water Treaty. This agreement extends to the current cycle and the previous cycle’s water deficit.

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