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In a letter to Congressional leaders, NCBA and 39 of its state affiliates urged swift ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Uncertainty with trade deals, global competition and an ongoing trade war have the potential to alter U.S. beef’s standing in the export market.

Cattle importer focuses on finding healthy, quality cattle for finishing in the United States.

Much of the uncertainty surrounding the issue of trade has created a level of anxiety within several U.S. industries.

As the political discussions continue, it’s important to not lose sight of the basic economic principles that are the foundation for all trade.

Uncertainty in trade agreements have four of the five top beef markets in jeopardy.

Ag groups are trying to strong-arm the Senate into confirming Gregg Doud as chief agricultural negotiator.

U.S. cattlemen fear the U.S. backing out of the Trans Pacific Partnership was a "missed opportunity" to gain access to foreign markets.

U.S. Is Said to Propose Freezing Mexican Trucks Out of New Nafta

Workable free trade relationships are critical to U.S. cattle producers.

Whether it’s loaded and driven, or rolls out by rail, U.S. grains are pouring out of our country and heading for end users in Mexico.  “We use raw material [such as] corn, sorghum, wheat and fiber-like cotton seed hulls to make feed for livestock,” said Ricardo Elizondo, owner of Forrajera Elizondo, a family-run feed mill in Monterrey, Mexico. This family-run feed mill said the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) helped make that grain, and in turn their feed competitive. Today, they’re bagging or selling roughly 50 million metric tons of corn and sorghum every year. They’d like to buy more.   

America’s cattlemen are among those hoping the North American Free Trade Agreement remains firmly in place, and that any modifications to the agreement are minor.