Vilsack Addresses Canadas Response To USMCA

The Agriculture Secretary shared his conversation with his Canadian counterpart this weekend regarding dairy tariff rate quota disputes within the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement.

"I had a very frank and very specific conversation with her that we were greatly disappointed in the Canadian response."

To the recent U.S./Mexico/Canada agreement dispute settlement panel decision, favoring our nation in claims of unfair dairy tariff-free quota processes by Canada. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was asked about future challenges to Canada's dairy policy, such as retaliatory tariffs, as being called for by the dairy industry:

"I'm hopeful that the nature of my conversation with the Canadian Minister underscores the significant level of disappointment, in that she's capable and the Trade Representative in Canada is capable, of reading between the lines it terms out what's next...and maybe what's next doesn't have to happen."

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