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The U.S. is seeking dispute, for the second time, to address Canada’s dairy tariff-rate quota allocation measures outlined under the USMCA.

USTR Katherine Tai announced Tuesday that the United States prevailed in its first dispute settlement panel proceeding brought under USCMA. As U.S. dairy leaders applaud the ruling, Canada is also claiming victory.

To mark the one-year anniversary of USCMA, USFTR Katherine Tai met her multi-country counterparts in Mexico City this week. The trade leaders covered issues related to dairy market access, energy policies and climate. 

The Biden Administration has officially launched a dispute against the Canadian dairy industry Ito enforce USCMA. An ag economist weighs in on what the dispute could mean for the dairy industry and milk prices.

“Dairy farmers in Wisconsin deserve to know that Sen. Kamala Harris is one of only 10 senators to vote against the USMCA.”

On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her plan to vote next week on the USMCA. That announcement was met with praise and optimism by ag industry groups and rural lawmakers alike.

All former U.S. Secretaries of Agriculture since President Reagan’s Administration announced on Thursday their support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

A letter has been sent by three dairy organizations representing farmers and processors who are seeking the aid of Congress to quickly ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Former USDA Sec. Mike Johanns says the U.S. must continually look for even small trade opportunities and take advantage of them.

Commodity markets could finally see the long expected and hoped for rally if the U.S. and China can reach an agreement.

Canadian dairy producers were not pleased after the signing of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) last Friday.

Dairy organizations and cooperatives in the U.S. approve of the latest developments in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Canadian farmers aren’t expressing the same sentiments.

Consumers claim to know where plant based milk comes from and Canadian dairy producers are concerned about the profitability of their operations. Learn more in a recent Dairy Report video from AgDay.

Now that the trade dispute between Canada and the U.S. has died down, maybe the two countries can resume normal relations.

The new North American Free Trade Agreement, now called the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) could reduce tariff aid payments.

The ongoing U.S.-China trade war could provide the opportunity one group of American farmers needs to compete with cheaper Chinese imports.

Two of the world’s closest allies, the United States and Canada, couldn’t be more apart on what’s right for their dairy industries with USMCA. The Canadian dairy industry does not like the potential agreement.

Dairy farmers and trade groups in Iowa, Michigan, New York, Vermont and Wisconsin support the latest trade deal negotiations with Canada and Mexico.

The White House plans to present to Congress a text of the U.S.-Mexico trade agreement to revise portions of NAFTA. The U.S. & Canada are struggling to resolve their differences over dairy protections.

High-level negotiations are expected to resume this week in a bid to reach a deal for Canada to remain in the three-nation NAFTA, a Canadian government official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

NAFTA negotiations, fewer dairies and tighter margins are all hot topics for the dairy industry this week.

To finish the deal, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told CSPAN over the weekend that Canada’s Class 7 dairy policy must go.

Talks between the U.S. and Canada ended Friday without a deal on a new North American Free Trade Agreement, but discussions are expected to continue next week, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The Trump administration is pushing Canada to give ground on its politically sensitive dairy sector as talks to revise NAFTA approach a U.S.-imposed deadline of Friday for a tentative deal.

In order to renegotiate the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) it appears Canada will need to make concessions on dairy trade access for the U.S.

Talks to update NAFTA resumeD Wednesday in Washington with a focus on dairy as the U.S. pressures Canada to strike a deal by Friday, a U.S. official familiar with the negotiations said.

Details on when tariffs would end not announced.

Setting market prices aside, one of the greatest challenges farmers face is agriculture labor. Given the current political atmosphere, there is a large amount of concern around guest worker programs.

Nearly $400 million in cheese exports to Mexico are threatened if trade negotiations break down.

Shortly after the White House announced the imposition of steel tariffs on Mexico, Canada and the EU, threats of retaliatory tariffs ensued, many of which will hurt farmers.

Canada wants the United States to explain why its lawmakers have made an additional $30 billion available to support U.S. farmers hit by trade woes, and how Washington might distribute the money.

Paul Ryan says he needs notice of a NAFTA deal by May 17 if the current Congress is going to be able to vote on it, suggesting talks are pushing up against the constraints of American trade law.

Canada's Class 7 dairy pricing policy is drawing the attention of U.S. politicians and dairy industry groups.

Talks to update the NAFTA trade deal enter a make-or-break week, as senior Canadian, U.S. and Mexican officials seek to resolve an impasse in key areas before elections.

While discussions press on regarding the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement without mention of dairy issues, industry leaders are confident Class 7 will be addressed before the deal is done.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle believe that Canada's dairy trade policies need to be a focus of NAFTA renegotiation.

A deal on a new NAFTA is close at hand but talks to arrive at a finishing point are not easy, top Mexican officials said on Thursday as ministers met in Washington for a third successive day.

President Donald Trump said talks on a revised NAFTA are “doing very nicely” as ministers from the U.S., Mexico and Canada meet in Washington to try to push for an agreement by early May.

For the second time in a week U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) has gone to bat for dairy farmers in the U.S. prior to possible renegotiations for the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

President Donald Trump said talks on a revised NAFTA are “doing very nicely” as ministers from the U.S., Mexico and Canada meet in Washington to try to push for an agreement by early May.

Senator Charles Schumer is going to bat for American dairy farmers when it comes to renegotiating NAFTA and he believes Canada is putting up a “Dairy Wall” with its policies upending the global dairy market.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was in no rush for negotiators to finish NAFTA talks but he thinks they are getting pretty close to a deal.

Sonny Perdue, as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, may be the most aggressive enforcer of President Donald Trump’s pro-business and deregulatory agenda that the fewest Americans, outside agriculture, have ever heard of.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. won’t lower tariffs on steel and aluminum from Mexico and Canada unless the two countries agree to a revamped Nafta that’s fair to the U.S.

Mexico is the No. 1 market for U.S. dairy product exports, accounting for roughly one-fourth of total U.S. exports.

Gregg Doud has won Senate approval almost nine months after being nominated by President Trump to serve as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator.

Mexico and Canada aim to finish reworking less contentious chapters of the NAFTA trade deal with the United States in new talks that began on Sunday.

Justin Trudeau’s latest mission to bolster NAFTA ended on an upbeat note, as the Canadian leader said there’s still a “clear path” to a deal while pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump.

If dairy has benefited from NAFTA so much, why is it one of the biggest hurdles in the negotiations? The answer is simple: Canadian supply management.

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