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Farm groups and lawmakers press for stronger USMCA enforcement over Canadian dairy access
Summary
Representatives and dairy industry witnesses told the Trade Subcommittee that Canada's administration of tariff-rate quotas and export practices deny U.S. dairy producers the market access promised under USMCA, urging renewed negotiations and use of dispute mechanisms ahead of the 2026 USMCA review.
Several members of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee raised longstanding agricultural complaints about Canada's dairy policies and other foreign barriers during a hearing focused on enforcement priorities. Agricultural witnesses said Canada's administration of tariff‑rate quotas (TRQs) and other measures prevent U.S. dairy exporters from realizing promised market access under the United States'Mexico'Canada Agreement.
Ambassador Greg Dowd, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, said "Canada has a long history of attempting to undermine previously agreed to market access," pointing to TRQ…
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