NAFTA Update

This is an Agricultural Literacy & Advocacy “Hot Agriculture Issues” informational brief that provides an ongoing update on NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) and its renegotiation among the United States, Mexico, and Canada from April through August 2018. It explains NAFTA’s background and economic impact on agriculture and tracks key developments such as proposed changes (auto parts sourcing, the “Sunset Clause”), steel and aluminum tariffs, and retaliatory tariffs affecting U.S. farm products.