Newly released Canadian tariff-rate quotas discourage U.S. dairy retail products from entering Canada, depriving U.S. dairy farmers and exporters the market access USMCA promised.

Senate passage means trade rules will be reformed with Canada and solidified with Mexico, opening doors of opportunity to increase exports to our North American neighbors. 

Benefits include preserving U.S. dairy access to Mexico, increasing access into Canada, protections for common cheese names and reforms to Canada’s dairy pricing system. 

If finalized, deal could build momentum for more U.S. trade agreements in key global dairy markets.

“Stand up for rural America and swiftly ratify this trade agreement.”   

Resolution of tariff issues helps pave way for Congress to ratify trade agreement critical for U.S. dairy exports to Mexico, Canada.

Jobs and economic growth are on the line—and not just for dairy—when Congress considers the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

As Congress prepares to review a new trade agreement replacing NAFTA, the U.S. dairy industry remains wary that a Canadian protectionist pricing policy could return under another name. 

Trade policy experts at USDEC and NMPF synthesized the most significant provisions of USMCA for the U.S. dairy industry. 

A look at the key variables that will impact dairy trade this year. 

NAFTA modernization must move quickly to prevent the EU from making a deal with Mexico that would prevent U.S. exporters from using common cheese names.

Stan Ryan describes the level playing field a modernized NAFTA should create and explains why thriving dairy exports to Mexico and Canada are vital to U.S. economic prosperity. 

USDEC's president and CEO tells a Canadian business network that an updated free-trade agreement should confront Canada's protectionist dairy policies.

Speaking on a Canadian Sunday talk show, USDEC’s president and CEO says he sees an opportunity to renegotiate and modernize NAFTA.

USDEC President and CEO Tom Vilsack says the United States needs to “hold countries accountable” on trade agreements.

The United States takes aim at a Canadian pattern of evading trade commitments vital to the U.S. dairy industry. 

“Significantly increased dairy market access” with Japan and Canada needed.

In a statement, USDEC and others express concern that Canada is working to limit access for highly competitive U.S. products.

Progress on market access into the Japanese and Canadian markets has been frustratingly slow. 

The gavel fell on the 11th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade talks March 9, 2012, in Melbourne, Australia. While negotiators still need to resolve many issues, the prospective deal could evolve into a far better proposition than when U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk first announced U.S. participation in 2009.