Washington, D.C. (RFD News) — Farm groups are urging the renewal of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ahead of its scheduled review in early July.
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says Canada and Mexico are America’s largest agricultural trading partners and that the agreement has benefited both farmers and consumers.
“Canada and Mexico are by far America’s largest trading partners. Together, they spend almost $60 billion on agricultural products every year. And the agreement benefits America’s families, too. A recent study by Purdue University shows that without USMCA, families would have paid $700 more per year on groceries.”
Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall recently traveled to Mexico, where he thanked the country’s agricultural community for being strong customers of U.S. agriculture.
“American agriculture needs to let the president know how important USMCA is to us. The president cares about American agriculture. He cares about rural America. 97% of rural counties voted for President Trump. So we need to remind him how important this is. For Kansas, our exports to Mexico increased 50%. For Kansas agriculture, Mexico and Canada have replaced China as our number one and two export markets. So we just need to remind him of that, how important it is. He’s negotiating out there, negotiating for a better deal as well.”
Marshall adds it’s easier to keep a good customer than to go find a new one.
The USMCA is scheduled for review during the first week of July.
