The U.S. wants to reverse Canada’s dairy supply management system as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation. U.S. negotiators centered on the agriculture chapter of NAFTA…
Ag, Business Groups Hit Capitol Hill
As the fourth round of NAFTA talks continues, numerous agriculture and business groups are increasingly concerned about the future of the 23-year old agreement. Politico’s Morning Ag Report says a…
Perdue Says NAFTA Benefits Canada More Than U.S.
…this that were left out of the first NAFTA agreement that are creating access issues in Canada. Trump was outspoken against NAFTA during his presidential campaign, saying that the agreement…
U.S. Offers Proposal That Could Kill NAFTA in 5 years
U.S. negotiators officially offered the “sunset clause” proposal on Wednesday during the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations. The sunset clause would bring NAFTA to an end after five…
Britain Could Join NAFTA If Brexit Deal Fails
If the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) survives the renegotiation effort, The United Kingdom may be interested in joining the pact. Reuters-London reports Britain could join a formal trade…
Trump Calls Trudeau a Friend During NAFTA Talks
President Donald Trump called Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, “great friend” as tensions rise amidst the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations this week. However, as Bloomberg reports, Trump…
Mexico, Canada, Could Seek Dairy Access to U.S.
…fresh cheeses in the U.S., there could be pressure to allow those products in. The U.S. has already eliminated most agricultural tariffs through the NAFTA framework, except for dairy and…
Conaway: NAFTA Too Important to Screw up
…of House members that focused on agricultural trade in a discussion with Canadian officials before this week’s round of NAFTA talks. In a statement, Conaway said the goal of the…
Trade Expert: U.S. is Setting Up NAFTA for Failure
…NAFTA every five years. Peter Clark, an Ottawa-based international trade strategist who was involved in the original NAFTA talks, said the U.S. behavior is a “vivid and unprecedented example of…
Farm Bureau Endorses Bipartisan Farmers for Free Trade Campaign
…Free Trade, the importance of safeguarding agricultural market access in NAFTA negotiations, and strengthening grassroots support for trade. This comes on the eve of the fourth round of NAFTA negotiations….
NAFTA Negotiators Head to Washington This Week
NAFTA negotiators head into the fourth of seven scheduled rounds of talks this week in Washington, and agriculture is concerned as the talks enter a critical stage. American Farm Bureau…
Business Leaders to Talk Trade with Mexico
…allies in government to discuss ways to defend NAFTA. More than 100 business and government officials attended the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue in December, shortly after Donald Trump’s election, the last…
NAFTA Not Moving Quick Enough
…Conaway stated: “Perdue hit the nail on the head when he said we need to stop circling the ring in NAFTA negotiations and begin laying out concrete agriculture proposals.” He…
American Dairy Industry Wants True Free-Trade with Canada
…the U.S. and Mexico. Mulhern says the dairy policy has typically been left out of NAFTA negotiations and the result is a relationship between the U.S. and Canada that has…