A bipartisan group of 25 Senators wants the U.S. government to push for enforcement of the USMCA trade agreement. The concern is that Canada isn’t following the dairy provisions of the agreement with their class 7 milk pricing. South Dakota Dairy Producers President Marv Post says that deal must be enforced.
He says all three countries, the U.S., Canada and Mexico must be held accountable for what they agreed to with the USMCA pact.
Post says the USMCA calls for all three nations to provide market access to each other for all commodities including dairy.
The Senators say there are also unanswered questions concerning how Mexico will translate its commitments to safeguard common name cheeses into action. Post agrees and says that falls under the geographical indicator issue.
