The U.S. dairy industry’s upset with what they say is Canada’s attempts to limit United States dairy exports, which goes against USMCA rules. That’s why the industry’s pushing the Biden Administration to begin a dispute settlement case with our northern neighbors.
In a recent House hearing with the nation’s Trade Representative Katherine Tai, she was asked how conversations are going with Canada regarding the terms of the USMCA. “I have raised this issue with my counterpart in Canada on my first call with her. I will continue to raise this, and we will be conducting assessments at USTR in terms of what the next best steps are,” Tai went on to say, “as I have said to other members, and I’m very happy to commit to you, the tools that are in the USMCA are in there for a reason, they were to make the NAFTA better, and they are to make this agreement work. And, we must use those tools, because we have them.”
A group of 67 dairy firms and organizations in the U.S. wrote Tai a letter to start a USMCA dispute settlement case if talks fail this week.
