Canada’s dairy farmers were quick to let their displeasure over the newly negotiated trade pact between Canada, the U. S., and Mexico, issuing a terse statement on the deal and its negative impact on the sector.<\/b>
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Canada’s dairy farmers were quick to let their displeasure over the newly negotiated trade pact between Canada, the U. S., and Mexico, issuing a terse statement on the deal and its negative impact on the sector.
The 11th-hour agreement was announced just before the midnight deadline, following 14 months of difficult negotiations between the Trump administration and Canada. Trump has decided the new trade deal is to be called the U. S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, or USMCA.
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC), the national policy, lobbying and promotional organization representing Canada\u2019s 12,965 dairy farms released a statement by Pierre Lampron, President of DFC immediately after the trade deal was announced: \u00ab\u00a0We have been informed of the conclusion of an agreement between Canada and the United States for a renewed free-trade accord. Granting an additional market access of 3.59% to our domestic dairy market, eliminating competitive dairy classes and extraordinary measures to limit our ability to export dairy products will have a dramatic impact not only for dairy farmers but for the whole sector. This has happened, despite assurances that our government would not sign a bad deal for Canadians. We fail to see how this deal can be good for the 220,000 Canadian families that depend on dairy for their livelihood.\u00a0\u00bb
US officials say the deal provides the US increased access to Canada’s dairy producers and limits the American impact of Canada’s controversial supply management system for dairy and poultry products.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would only say it was a \u201cgood day for Canada\u201d as he left a late-night cabinet meeting in Ottawa that included frantic late-night conference calls between the Prime Minister\u2019s Office near Parliament Hill and the White House in Washington.
In Ottawa, PMO officials said there would be another cabinet meeting Monday and a news conference likely as well. However, Trump was so giddy with excitement, he immediately took to Twitter to praise what he called the \u00ab\u00a0historic\u00a0\u00bb deal.
\u201cIt is a great deal for all three countries, solves the many deficiencies and mistakes in NAFTA, greatly opens markets to our farmers and manufacturers, reduces trade barriers to the U. S. and will bring all three great nations closer together in competition with the rest of the world,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cThe USMCA is a historic transaction!\u201d
Social media has a field day with USMCA
The tweets tell it all, especially when Trump’s love of anything military is taken into account. What does USMCA look like to you?
So USMCA. Help me with the pronunciation. Is is *us-im-ca* or *use-simcha* or *use-muck-a* or just sing-songy like Village People *YMCA*? uCvcXmtM1X \u2014 Rhona Raskin (@RhonaRaskin) October 1,2018
So USA, Canada & Mexico have a new NAFTA or USMCA or better known as the YMCA… The Yankee, Mexican & Canadian Agreement. phVTSjfXTQ \u2014 Mark Trowman (@marktrowman) October 1,2018<\/p>\n

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