Articles tagged under: USMCA
Republicans Push for USCMA Passage
Published November 23, 2018
Twelve Republican senators sent a letter to President Donald Trump, asking him to send final legislative language on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement to Congress as soon as possible. The senators want Congress to vote on it before Democrats take control…Details Being Worked Out on USMCA
Published November 12, 2018
The Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Gregg Doud, explains there are some details being worked out on the U.S. Canada Mexico Agreement, like Canada’s wheat grading system. "We've got some variety issue language we…USMCA On Agenda for 2019
Published November 12, 2018
The U.S. Canada Mexico Agreement will be on the agenda for lawmakers in 2019. National Corn Growers Association CEO Jon Doggett comments on the timeline. "When the vote will occur, I'm not sure. We want to make sure the vote…USMCA Benefits Negated by Tariffs
Published November 1, 2018
Any gains realized by the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement could be nullified by retaliatory tariffs tied to the disagreement over steel and aluminum exports. The Farm Foundation commissioned a study by Purdue University that says tariffs from Canada, Mexico and China…Dry Bean Scene
Published October 4, 2018
The Dry Bean Scene airs every Friday at 12:35 p.m. on the Red River Farm Network. Hear more about the new trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada in this week's episode. U.S. Dry Bean Council Executive Director…Keeping the Pressure On Trade
Published October 4, 2018
Now that the U.S. has an updated agreement with Mexico and Canada, Congress will review it. In addition, South Dakota Senator John Thune says lawmakers need to keep the pressure on the Trump Administration to negotiate with China and other…USMCA Maintains Market Access for Cattle Producers
Published October 4, 2018
For U.S. cattle producers, the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is about maintaining access to markets in both neighboring countries. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Director of International Trade and Market Access Kent Bacus says the only the major change in the agreement…Wheat Growers Concerned about the “Devil in the Details”
Published October 2, 2018
In the new trade agreement, Canada has agreed to grade imported wheat with the same standards as its own domestic crop. North Dakota Grain Growers Association Executive Director Dan Wogsland says the current system puts the U.S. at a price…Getting North American Relations “Back to Normal”
Published October 2, 2018
Minnesota Milk Producers Association Executive Director Lucas Sjostrom expects Canada's Class 7 dairy pricing program to go away six months into the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. "If we can get relations normal so all of North America agrees, it will boil…