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NAFTA break-through, reports indicate it’ll be renamed USMCA

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October 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Several media organizations reported late last (Sunday) night that negotiations between the U.S. and Canada have resulted in a new-fangled NAFTA — and President Trump will rebrand the trade deal as the U-S-M-C-A. Midnight on September 30th was the deadline President Trump set for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. Mexico’s president agreed to renegotiated terms in late August, but talks between Canada and the U.S. stalled. The U.S. demanded a reduction in Canada’s tariffs on American dairy products. Canada insisted on keeping a system in place for resolving future trade disputes. President Trump is expected to approve the new pact with Canada’s prime minister and Mexico’s president before he leaves office December 1st. Congress would then have 60 days to review and vote on the new agreement.

Canada is IOWA’S largest export market. Mexico is number two.