Farmers for Free Trade hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The agreement went into effect on July 1. House Agriculture Committee Chair Collin Peterson said the implementation is a positive in a time when positive action is needed. “Thank goodness we got it (the USMCA) done when we did,” said Peterson. “I would say that we need to be vigilant. There are troubling signs of people using the COVID-19 pandemic as a reason to put up trade barriers. We’ve seen some monkey business going on in Mexico and we continue to worry about Canadians and dairy policy. We need to be vigilant and make sure the trade agreement is enforced.” Iowa Senator Joni Ernst was also part of the discussion. “I do think it’s important to continue touting the success of this phenomenal trade deal. Hopefully, this will lead to more in the future.”
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