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US Declines to Extend USMCA, Putting $149 Billion in Agri-Food Trade on an Uncertain Path
The United States will not renew the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, according to US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, amid Wednesday's July 1 joint review deadline. Fox Business subsequently reported that President Trump will instead pursue separate bilateral trade deals with Canada and Mexico lasting up to 10 years. Both Canada and Mexico had pressed for a full 16-year extension. They did not get it.
The outcome was widely expected. Trump has floated withdrawing from the deal entirely, and US officials gave no...
Agricultural Coalition Urges USMCA Renewal as Trade Negotiations Begin
As trade negotiations between the US, Canada, and Mexico begin, the Agricultural Coalition for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) organized a letter to trade leaders in all three countries urging renewal and strengthening of the trade pact.
The letter, signed by nearly 160 organizations in the agri-food sector, was sent to Ambassador Jamieson Greer at the Office of the US Trade Representative, Canada-US Trade Representative Dominic LeBlanc, and Mexico's Secretary of the Economy, Marcelo Ebrard.
"[USMCA] strengthens the resilience of our integrated agricultural markets...
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