National Pork Producers Council tells the Trump Administration a disruption to the North American Free Trade Agreement could mean bad news for pork producers.
NPPC issued a statement urging the administration to maintain tariffs at zero. They also called for no disruption of trade with two of the U.S. pork industry?s biggest export markets.
?We let it be known that pork producers and other in agriculture said this is a really important market for us, both Canada and Mexico,? Dave Warner with NPPC said.
Warner said if they want to modernize NAFTA that?s great.
?But we can?t withdraw from that agreement and have it revert to where we are getting a tariff put on our products going down there. Mexico is our number two market, right behind Japan, Canada is our number four market so we can?t have any disruptions in pork trade,? Warner said.
The Trump administration sent a letter to Congress notifying lawmakers of its intent to renegotiate NAFTA with Canada and Mexico Thursday.
The letter initiates a 90-day period in which Trump trade officials must consult with Congress on the objectives of the trade talks. Thirty days prior to negotiations starting, the administration must make public a ?detailed and comprehensive summary of the specific objectives? for a new agreement.
