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

The trilateral trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada has delivered substantial wins for U.S. wheat farmers, thanks to the elimination of tariffs and strengthening sanitary and phytosanitary requirements. Today, Mexico is the most important market for U.S. wheat growers, typically representing 20 percent of U.S. wheat exports each year, up from less 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 ...