Dairy industry applauds rollback of Section 232 tariffs
The action will bolster chances of USMCA’s passage.
U.S. dairy officials congratulated the governments of the United States, Mexico and Canada for reaching an agreement on May 17 to roll back metal tariffs that have soured U.S.-Mexico cheese trade and slowed passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
The United States agreed to end Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from its North American neighbors, noted the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), both based in Arlington, Va. In return, U.S. dairy officials expect that Mexico will drop its retaliatory tariffs against U.S. dairy products — including duties as high as 25% on U.S. cheese exports to Mexico.