Senators seek robust enforcement of USMCA dairy agreements
USDEC, NMPF commend the coalition of senators for standing up for America’s dairy processors, farmers and exporters.
A bipartisan group of 25 senators sent a letter on Aug. 26 identifying challenges with implementing several dairy-related provisions in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Underscoring USMCA’s importance to the dairy industry, the letter asks the U.S. government to use USMCA’s enforcement measures to ensure full compliance with the trade deal, according to the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation, both based in Arlington, Va.
The letter, led by Sens. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), was sent to the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office and USDA. It reads, in part: