Ag Matters: Dairy Industry Pushes for USMCA Enforcement

Dairy leaders want Canada held accountable under USMCA while preserving the trade agreement. Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative Chief Policy Officer Karen Gefvert says the industry is actively engaged with federal officials.

Gefvert says the industry’s message has remained consistent since the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement took effect: Canada must follow through on the dairy access commitments it agreed to under the trade deal.

Gefvert says the goal is accountability without jeopardizing a critical export relationship.

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative Chief Policy Officer Karen Gefvert is optimistic that both objectives can be achieved: ensuring Canada lives up to its USMCA obligations while maintaining a trading relationship that supports U.S. dairy exports.