Canada Eyes Midterms for Relief in USMCA Review: Analyst

Canada eyes midterms for relief in USMCA review: analyst

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USMCA Still in Effect Despite No U.S. Renewal

It’s well-known by now that the U.S. didn’t agree to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement in its current form. That decision by the White House was met with disappointment among many of America’s key agricultural groups and stakeholders. Dr. Megan Roberts, an agricultural economist with Compeer Financial, said it’s disappointing because trade is vital to the success of U.S. agriculture. “Mexico and Canada, on an annual basis, are co…

GAC urges tariff-free auto trade

Global Automakers of Canada is urging Canada, the United States and Mexico to recommit to tariff-free automotive trade as the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement enters its scheduled review period. In a statement, the association said the agreement’s review presents an opportunity to reinforce the policy framework that has supported North America’s integrated automotive industry for decades. It called on governments to maintain tariff-free tra…

U.S. Declines to Renew USMCA at First Joint Review as Auto Industry Presses for Extension

The Trump administration said it would not renew the pact in its current form, leaving trade rules that govern North America’s integraded auto-parts supply chain in force but unsettled. The United States, Mexico and Canada conducted the first mandatory joint review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on July 1, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer …