Arlington, VA - Dec. 19, 2019 - The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) congratulates the bi-partisan passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) today by the U.S. House of Representatives.
The long-awaited passage by the House is a momentous step forward in finalizing a more than two-year process of renegotiating our most critical trade agreement.
Trade with Canada and Mexico is tremendously important to the animal feed, ingredient and pet food industry with exports more than quadrupling since the inception of the North American Free Trade Agreement 25 years ago.
“Today is a big step forward for American agriculture and the animal food industry,” said Constance Cullman, AFIA’s president and CEO.
“The USMCA builds upon an already great agreement with our neighbors to preserve and expand market access for the animal food and livestock industries while providing much needed stability across the agriculture sector.”
AFIA appreciates the hard work of President Trump, Ambassador Lighthizer, House leadership, and members of the Ways and Means Committee who worked so hard to secure an updated agreement.
AFIA now urges the Senate to quickly take up and pass this landmark agreement.
For more information, please contact Sarah Novak at 703-558-3574 or snovak@afia.org