Dairy leaders say the U.S. International Trade Commission’s review of the U.S. Mexico Canada agreement underscores the need for Congress to approve it.
The commission expects U.S. dairy exports to increase by more than $277 million.
President of the U.S. Dairy Export Council Tom Vilsack says one-fourth of dairy exports were shipped to Mexico last year and without a trade agreement, the dairy industry would be hard-pressed to maintain exports.
Jim Mulhern with the National Milk Producers Federation says the agreement helps safeguard their largest export market and institutes valuable new improvements to dairy trade.
International Dairy Foods Association president Michael Dykes says the report confirms the USMCA is a big win for dairy.
The USMCA will increase tariff rate quota access into the Canadian market, end their class seven pricing system, and update how Mexico treats common-named food products.
--Brownfield AgNews