President Donald Trump says Canada and Mexico will face steel and aluminum tariffs if the North American Free Trade Agreement talks don’t progress to his liking by May 1st. Earlier the President granted those two countries an exemption from the tariffs but a White House document says the President will decide by May 1 whether to continue those based on the NAFTA talks. National Pork Producer Council’s Jim Monroe says that’s alarming to the U.S. pork industry.

He says NPPC isn’t opposed to modernizing or improving NAFTA but the President needs to realize the deal has benefitted America’s farmers and ranchers.

Monroe says the administration needs to quit giving uncertain signals to our export customers and get going on forging new trade pacts.

Some ag economists think the NAFTA renegotiation efforts will continue into next year.