Reports Shows States with Most to Lose in NAFTA

A new report shows which states stand to lose the most when it comes to withdrawing from NAFTA.  Farmers for Free Trade, a bipartisan, grassroots campaign working to rebuild support for trade, says the report outlines the specific threats the states most dependent on NAFTA ag trade with Mexico would face if America withdraws from the pact.  The campaign says the states included in the report would suffer from fewer products sold and declining profits, during an already down farm economy.

The top ten states impacted include Missouri, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas, North Dakota and Minnesota.  Of those, the report says Missouri exports 51% of all agricultural exports to Mexico, while the number ten state, Minnesota, sends 24% of all agricultural exports to Mexico.

To read the report Click Here.

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