# Smith: Advocating for American Farmers and Ranchers Requires Full Enforcement of USMCA - Ways and Means

> Rep. Adrian Smith, Republican leader of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, urged full enforcement of the USMCA trade agreement. He cited Canadian dairy policy and Mexican corn and energy policies as areas of concern.

- Date: 2022-05-25 · published 2022-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region North America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41371-smith-advocating-for-american-farmers-and-ranchers-requires-full-enforcement-of
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Enforcement actions on Canadian dairy and Mexican corn policies could change future trade flows for US exporters. The remarks are political commentary with no immediate change in trade terms, so the price effect is minimal.

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## Sources

- waysandmeans.house.gov: https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2022/05/25/smith-advocating-for-american-farmers-and-ranchers-requires-full-enforcement-of-usmca/

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