A dispute settlement panel under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has determined Canada is not breaching its USMCA commitments by reserving most of the in-quota quantity in its dairy tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for Canadian processors.
The U.S. argued that Canada’s TRQ measures pose undue restraint on U.S. dairy exporters in the Canadian market. In a recent report, the panel determined that Canada was satisfying its USMCA obligations.
In response to the determination, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall said, “AFBF is disappointed in the findings released by the dispute panel. We believe Canada’s TRQ policies put America’s hardworking dairy farmers at a disadvantage and don’t live up to the spirit of agreements put in place under USMCA.”
