# Secretary Perdue Statement on USMCA Agreement | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> USDA Secretary Perdue welcomed the agreement between USTR Lighthizer and Speaker Pelosi on the USMCA trade pact, calling it a win for farmers. He urged Congress to pass it by Christmas. Canada and Mexico were cited as the first and second largest markets for US food and agricultural exports, totaling $39.7 billion in 2018.

- Date: 2019-12-10 · published 2019-12-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55546-secretary-perdue-statement-on-usmca-agreement-usda-foreign-agricultural-service
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Passage would lock in duty-free access to Mexico and Canada, supporting US feed grain and meal export demand, though final ratification is still pending.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-23 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17433-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.0% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2025-08-12 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23295-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2026-08-05 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17889-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -0.5% | +12.4% |
| CORN | 2025-05-09 | [Export Sales to Mexico and Pakistan \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24634-export-sales-to-mexico-and-pakistan-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.2% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-02-01 | [Export Sales to China and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42668-export-sales-to-china-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.8% | +11.1% |
| SOY | 2025-05-09 | [Export Sales to Mexico and Pakistan \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24634-export-sales-to-mexico-and-pakistan-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.4% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2022-02-01 | [Export Sales to China and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42668-export-sales-to-china-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +6.1% | +14.4% |
| SOY | 2025-07-25 | [Export Sales to Mexico and South Korea \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23716-export-sales-to-mexico-and-south-korea-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -4.2% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/newsroom/secretary-perdue-statement-usmca-agreement

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