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USDA working to remove tariffs now that USMCA is signed

U.S. ag officials are hopeful steel and aluminum tariffs will soon be removed following the signing of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement.

Undersecretary for trade Ted McKinney says USDA is working towards a resolution.

“There is no doubt we’d like to see these steel and aluminum tariffs come off.  And therefore, the counter-tariffs against our country come off.”

He says there are reports trade officials are considering replacing tariffs with some sort of import quota system.

“We have not been a part of that because the allocation and the quota would not be on ag products, it’s more steel and aluminum.  So that’s left to commerce, USTR, and others.”

President Trump imposed 25 percent steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico in June, prompting both countries to retaliate on U.S. goods including pork, dairy, and potatoes.

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