President Donald Trump issued a warning on Monday that Mexico’s failure to supply the water the United States owes under a long‑standing treaty is hurting farmers in Texas and could prompt a new tariff if the country does not hand over a vital portion of its allotted supply right away.
Using Truth Social as his platform, the former president made it clear that Mexico must deliver 200,000 acre‑feet of water through the 1944 Water Treaty before the end of the year, or the U.S. will impose a 5 % tariff.
“Mexico continues to violate our comprehensive Water Treaty, and this violation is seriously hurting our BEAUTIFUL TEXAS CROPS AND LIVESTOCK**,” Trump wrote. “Mexico still owes the US over 800,000 acre‑feet of water for failing to comply with our Treaty over the past five years.”
He added, “The US needs Mexico to release 200,000 acre‑feet of water before December 31st, and the rest must come soon after.”
“As of now, Mexico is not responding, and it is very unfair to our US Farmers who deserve this much needed water. That is why I have authorized documentation to impose a 5% Tariff on Mexico if this water isn’t released, IMMEDIATELY.”
“The longer Mexico takes to release the water, the more our Farmers are hurt. Mexico has an obligation to FIX THIS NOW,” the president concluded.
Last year, Texas farming groups cautioned that a bad season for citrus and sugar could result while Mexican and U.S. officials worked to settle a dispute over the 1944 treaty that supplies critical irrigation water to American growers.
While the two countries have clashed over the agreement before, the most severe drought‑driven shortages in nearly 30 years have added extra pressure.
In April, the Trump administration and Mexican officials reached a deal to guarantee that Texans receive the water needed from the Rio Grande, just a month after Trump had accused Mexico of withholding the water promised in the treaty.
Under that arrangement, Mexico committed to ship water from its international reservoirs and to raise the flow from six of its tributaries into the United States for the duration of the current five‑year water cycle.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins called the move a substantial step forward and said the Trump administration welcomes Mexico’s continued collaboration to support American agriculture.
Under the 1944 Water Treaty, Mexico agreed to deliver 1.75 million acre‑feet of water over five years from the Rio Grande. In return, the U.S. pledged to provide 1.5 million acre‑feet from the Colorado River.
Mexico’s shortfalls have repeatedly left farmers and ranchers in the Rio Grande Valley grappling with severe shortages, killing crops, eroding livelihoods, and threatening the regional economy.
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