US wheat industry encourages USTR to maintain Mexican market access, address Canadian trade hurdles

than 3 percent prior to formal trilateral trade agreements entering into force in 1994. The U.S. wheat industry recently shared how the strong economic environment and trilateral cooperation provided by the agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada (USMCA) has resulted in this export success in comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative. The comments — submitted jointly by U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers — called for maintaining the competitiveness of U.S. wheat in Mexico, addressing lingering challenges with Canada and developing a stronger trilateral market in North America. “Open markets and fair trade are critical to the U.S. wheat industry as approximately half of U.S. wheat production is exported each year,” the comments read. “U.S. farmers have a competitive advantage in producing wheat, and the United States is one of the largest exporters of wheat in the world. Ensuring a fair playing field for U.S. ...