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February 12, 2026
From world-grain.com Forty farm and agricultural groups, including the National Association of Wheat Growers, on Feb. 5 announced the formation of the Agricultural Coalition for the United-States-Mexico-Canda Agreement (USMCA), underscoring its role as an economic engine for the U.S. farm economy and calling for its renewal with targeted improvements. As…
December 8, 2025
From U.S. Wheat Associates The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) conducted a public hearing on Dec. 3, 2025, regarding the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA). The hearing comes as part of the first six-year joint review of the agreement,…
July 20, 2020
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a new economic and trade agreement that modifies the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), adding provisions for continued growth in agricultural trade among the three member countries. Agriculture has a large and growing stake in interregional trade in the free-trade…
July 1, 2020
The Washington Association of Wheat Growers (WAWG) and the Washington Grain Commission (WGC) are hailing the implementation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as a huge step forward in the effort to stabilize the uncertain trade environment wheat growers have been dealing with over the past few years. “The road to…
April 30, 2020
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer notified Congress last week that Canada and Mexico have taken measures necessary to comply with their commitments under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and that the agreement will enter into force on July 1, 2020. Following that notification to Congress, the U.S. became the third country…
January 29, 2020
From the NAWG and USW Today, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) extend thanks to President Trump for signing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) into law, making it an official trade agreement. “USMCA will bring some guarantee to the unpredictable climate of farming,” said National…
December 10, 2019
From the National Association of Wheat Growers and U.S. Wheat Associates Today’s signing of the renegotiated U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a welcome step toward a final agreement that will provide much needed reassurance for wheat growers and the entire U.S. agricultural industry. U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the…
November 22, 2019
From the Capital Press We have been skeptical that there could be Congressional approval of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, before next year’s election given the great partisan divide between the White House and Congressional Democrats. Read the rest of the article here.
November 8, 2019
From agweb.com The House could vote on the U.S., Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA) as soon as next week, according to House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.). Read the rest of the article here.
October 14, 2019
From the Capital Press Passage of the USMCA trade agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico may be getting closer, says the head of the U.S. wheat industry’s overseas marketing arm. “We need it very badly as a sign to the Mexicans that we’re in this for good, we’re not…
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