NAFTA

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Wednesday proclaimed, “Today is a good day for American agriculture,” referring to President Donald Trump’s signing of USMCA.  Perdue said the updated NAFTA "shows the rest of the world the United States is open for business," adding the agreement is critical for U.S. farmers and rancher...

White House and administration officials confirmed to CNN that the president will sign USMCA on Wednesday. The new agreement was one of the president’s biggest priorities during his term and was passed out of Congress just days before the impeachment trial began.  Tru...

Trade agreements between Japan, China, and the USMCA are all done.  According to Gregg Doud, Chief Agricultural Negotiator of the US Trade Representative’s Office, those deals were done at a pace he referenced to as "historic".   “Since I've been there in 22 months we've renegotiated 51% of U.S. Ag exports,” Doud ...

Canada will consider USMCA next week.  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters this week, "On Monday, we will introduce a Ways and Means motion, and on Wednesday we will table legislation to ratify the deal.”   The comments were part of a press conference detailing plans for Canada’s Parliament, which returns to work next week.  Trudeau added, “We ...

On Wednesday, the Senate put the finishing touches on USMCA.  Chuck Grassley, chair of the Finance Committee and Senate President Pro tempore, signed the agreement, the final step before the agreement heads to the White House.  President Trump was previously expected to sign the agreement sometime this week.   The c...

USMCA is now bound for President Trump, after what’s being called a landslide victory in the Senate Thursday.  The 78-21 bipartisan vote is being called a win for America’s farmers and ranchers and the president, a day after he signed the Phase One trade agreement with China.  But, the year-...

The Senate is hopeful to vote on USMCA Thursday.  After quickly advancing the agreement through required committee approvals, the Senate will consider the agreement ahead of the impeachment trial next week.  However, the Senate is not in session Friday, leaving little time to debate and pass the implementing legislation.   ...

This week has the potential to be a big week for American Ag.  The Senate could vote on USMCA, assuming the impeachment trial of President Trump does not get in the way.  And leaders from China are in Washington D.C. to sign the Phase One agreement between the two economies.  Central...

Many in the Ag sector are hopeful ratification of USMCA can happen sooner rather than later. One group that is especially interested in getting the updated NAFTA through Congress is the U.S. Dairy industry, which is impacted by various Canadian policies that would be eliminated under USMCA...

Agriculture groups welcome action in the Senate to advance USMCA. Passed by the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says the agreement is "one step away" from completion. Duvall said passage of the agreement "will protect our valuable trade relationships with our nearest neighbors and return certainty to our markets...