On Friday, the United States and Mexico reached an agreement on illegal immigration to keep tariffs from being placed on Mexican imports. South Dakota Pork Producers Council Executive Director Glenn Muller says Mexico is a key market for U.S. pork, so averting tariffs and any possible retaliation is important.

He says Mexico is also a key market because they are the top purchaser of American hams.

Now that the tariff escalation has been avoided, Muller says it’s critical the U.S. move ahead and ratify the USMCA trade agreement.

However, President Trump has threatened if Mexico doesn’t follow through with the agreement reached over the weekend he will still go ahead with the tariffs.