NAFTA at 15: Building on Free Trade

Steven Zahniser and Zachary Crago

No 410234, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Implementation of the agricultural provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has drawn to a close. In 2008, the last of NAFTA’s transitional restrictions governing U.S.-Mexico and Canada-Mexico agricultural trade were removed, concluding a 14-year project in which the member countries systematically dismantled numerous barriers to regional agricultural trade. During the implementation period, the agricultural sectors of Canada, Mexico, and the United States have become much more integrated. Agricultural trade within the free-trade area has grown dramatically, and Canadian and Mexican industries that rely on U.S. agricultural inputs have expanded. U.S. feedstuffs have facilitated a marked increase in Mexican meat production and consumption, and the importance of Canadian and Mexican produce to U.S. fruit and vegetable consumption is growing.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Dairy Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 56
Date: 2009-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.410234

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