Corn Matters
In this week's Minnesota Corn Matters, Minnesota Corn Growers Association Past President Jim Kanten highlights the importance of the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. Listen to the update.
Articles tagged under: USMCA
New Coalition Promotes USMCA
Forty major farm groups have launched the American Coalition for USMCA. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is up for review this year and the coalition is promoting its benefits for agriculture. A new website includes a state-by-state impact from trade with Canada…
USMCA Review in ’26
U.S. Trade Representative Jamison Greer and his Mexican counterpart have agreed to start the formal review process for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. However, the timing of that process is not clear.
Carney Downplays Tariff Threat
Trade tensions between the United States and Canada have ramped up with President Trump’s threat to impose 100 percent tariffs on all Canadian imports if Ottawa pursues a free trade agreement with China. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada…
Trump Tariff Threat Highlights Canada’s Trade Balancing Act
Over the weekend President Trump said he would put 100% tariffs on Canada if Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a trade deal with China. "A little bit of a scuttle about it this morning," says AgMarket dot Net Market Analyst…
Tariff Threat
President Donald Trump has promised to impose 100 percent tariffs on Canadian products if it negotiates a free trade agreement with China. Trump issued that warning on social media on Saturday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded by saying Canada…
Canadian Ambassador to the United States Named
Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Canada’s next ambassador to the United States. Mark Wiseman is currently a member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Canada-U.S. relations. Wiseman will be a point person for the upcoming review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada…
USMCA: Successful, But Improvements Needed
As part of an ongoing six-year review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has released an update to Congress. Greer said USMCA has been successful to a certain degree, but improvements can be made. For agriculture, Greer cited…
USMCA Hearing on the Schedule
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will host a public hearing this week on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. This hearing is being held in anticipation of the scheduled review of the trade deal next year.
Mexican Potato Growers Strike
Mexican potato growers held a nationwide strike last week, demanding that their government block U.S. potato imports as part of a broader nationalistic agriculture protest. Videos shared online showed growers calling for an end to U.S. potato shipments. National Potato…
