Food and ag groups call for USMCA renewal

The future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is drawing attention from agricultural groups across North America as the trade pact approaches its required six-year review this summer. Nearly 160 organizations representing the U.S., Canadian, and Mexican food and agriculture sectors recently sent a joint letter to trade officials in all three countries urging them to renew and strengthen the agreement. The Agricultural Coalition for USMCA, launched by the National Corn Growers Association, helped organize the effort. The groups noted that USMCA has strengthened integrated agricultural markets and helped make North America one of the most food-secure regions in the world since taking effect in July 2020. “USMCA strengthens the resilience of our integrated agricultural markets, and over the past twenty years has made North America the most food-secured region in the world,” the coalition wrote in the letter. The agreement is scheduled for review on July 1, 2026. Farm organizations say USMCA provides certainty for producers.