# Ag groups outline NAFTA priorities

> Agricultural groups submitted comments to USTR Robert Lighthizer on NAFTA modernization priorities, stressing the need to keep existing market access. Total U.S. agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico have grown from $8.9 billion in 1993 to $38 billion in 2016.

- Date: 2017-06-13 · published 2017-06-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70473-ag-groups-outline-nafta-priorities
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Industry insistence on preserving access underscores the export risk to corn, soymeal and livestock products if NAFTA terms change, adding uncertainty to feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-01-06 | [Ag Groups to Trump: Don't Forget About Us on Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72986-ag-groups-to-trump-don-t-forget-about-us-on-trade.md) | +1.1% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2017-08-09 | [NAFTA Talks and Future Plans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69422-nafta-talks-and-future-plans.md) | -3.3% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2023-09-08 | [Ag groups want to decrease reliance on China \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34092-ag-groups-want-to-decrease-reliance-on-china-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.3% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2017-12-05 | [The real question on NAFTA and agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67460-the-real-question-on-nafta-and-agriculture.md) | +2.8% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2017-08-14 | [NAFTA along the Rio Grande \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69425-nafta-along-the-rio-grande-western-livestock-journal.md) | -2.0% | -4.4% |
| SBM | 2018-03-09 | [China says U.S. soybeans 'prime target' over tariffs: trade group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65864-china-says-u-s-soybeans-prime-target-over-tariffs-trade-group.md) | -2.5% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2019-02-27 | [Grain, oilseed rally fizzles - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11850-grain-oilseed-rally-fizzles-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |
| SBM | 2017-01-23 | [Soybeans down on commercial pressure - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73026-soybeans-down-on-commercial-pressure-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.6% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/ag-groups-outline-nafta-priorities

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