…border wall and impose a 20 percent tax on imports from Mexico, along with another possible tax on automobiles. Without NAFTA, the U.S. and Mexico would be subject to stricter…
Senate Told Action Needed to Address Dairy Safety Net
…Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Foster also thanked the committee for their work on child nutrition programs. Milk has been a key component in school meals for decades, Foster said, but consumption…
Canada, Mexico Want All NAFTA Partners at Renegotiation Table
Senior officials from Canada and Mexico say re-negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will happen with all nations at the table. The trade agreement between the U.S.,…
Trump Tells Canada to Expect Only “Tweaking” of NAFTA
…the trading relationship between the U.S. and Canada “outstanding,” but has yet to outline what kind of tweaks he has in mind for NAFTA. During a press conference with Trudeau,…
Dairy, Ag Groups Urge President Trump to Raise New Canadian Milk Pricing Scheme Issue in Meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau
…NAFTA, among other issues. According to the four groups, the two leaders need to devote time to addressing an imminent change in Canada’s milk pricing policy that would further antagonize…
U.S. Rejection of TPP Creates Opportunities for Canada
…While acknowledging the renegotiation of NAFTA could also have significant implications for Canada, the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board notes the Canadian dollar being 75 percent of the value of the…
Trump: Change NAFTA to NAFFTA
…NAFTA. The extra “F,” he explained, would stand for “fair.” Agri-Pulse reports most U.S. farm groups like the current U.S., Canada and Mexico trade pact and do not want to…
Cargill Chief: NAFTA in “Good Place”
…deal. “I think it’s in a pretty good place right now,” MacLennan added. Trump has vowed to ditch NAFTA if it can’t be renegotiated to be more of a benefit…
State Ag Directors Want NAFTA Fixes
As President Donald Trump gets set to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), U.S. state directors of agriculture are weighing in on which parts of the agreement they’d…
Dairy Trade in the Trump Era
…since the 1990s of the passage of NAFTA and other regional trade agreements, the establishment of the World Trade Organization, the formation of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, and the…
U.S. Dairy Companies Push Back Against Canada’s Protectionist Policies
…said Canada’s protectionist policies are in direct violation of its trade commitments under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). The organizations urged the…
Ag Groups Want NAFTA Gains Preserved
…over $150 billion dollars’ worth of exports, which created $423 billion in U.S. economic activity in 2015.” The groups note that the market integration NAFTA has achieved has quadrupled the…
Ag Reacts to Trump TPP Move
…(NAFTA) may be next. Trump’s move is getting negative reactions from agriculture groups. California Citrus Mutual President Joel Nelsen said the decision is “disappointing but not surprising. The President has…
NMPF, USDEC Urge Trump Administration Not to Cede Export Opportunities
…American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has opened a major door to Mexico that we don’t want slammed shut,” Mulhern said. “In contrast, Canada, the other NAFTA party, has habitually and…