US dairy organizations applaud USTR action to address Canadian TRQ violations
IDFA, USDEC and NMPF weigh in on the Dec. 9 announcement.
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) said they applaud the Dec. 9 announcement by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) that it is initiating consultations with the government of Canada under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The consultations are related to Canada’s failure to ensure its tariff rate quota (TRQ) administration for dairy products meets the terms of USMCA.
IDFA said it has expressed its concern and engaged the U.S. and Canadian governments on Canada’s TRQ administration since USMCA went into force in July 2020.