# Farm sector: Tweak NAFTA, but don’t endanger ag exports | 2017-06-13 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Wheat, corn, rice, dairy, pork, beef and sorghum groups broadly agree NAFTA could be updated but should not lose tariff-free access. The USTR received more than 12,000 public comments by the end of the comment period on June 12, 2017.

- Date: 2017-06-14 · published 2017-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70482-farm-sector-tweak-nafta-but-don-t-endanger-ag-exports-2017-06-13-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Broad industry consensus to protect existing NAFTA export access reduces the likelihood of sharp export losses, which limits downside risk to feed grain demand from Mexico.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-06-16 | [Farm state lawmakers press ITC to reverse on fertilizer duties \| 2022-06-16 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40925-farm-state-lawmakers-press-itc-to-reverse-on-fertilizer-duties-2022-06-16-agri.md) | -1.5% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2018-02-21 | [Global protectionism threatens US ethanol exports, industry says \| 2018-02-20 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66501-global-protectionism-threatens-us-ethanol-exports-industry-says-2018-02-20-agri.md) | +0.8% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2018-03-12 | [Syngenta agrees to $1.5 B settlement of corn trait litigation \| 2018-03-12 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65981-syngenta-agrees-to-1-5-b-settlement-of-corn-trait-litigation-2018-03-12-agri.md) | +1.7% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2021-11-15 | [Tariffs and supply chain not on agenda for Biden-Xi meeting \| 2021-11-14 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14978-tariffs-and-supply-chain-not-on-agenda-for-biden-xi-meeting-2021-11-14-agri.md) | -2.1% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-08-26 | [USDA announces first half $12 billion ag trade aid package \| 2018-08-26 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4764-usda-announces-first-half-12-billion-ag-trade-aid-package-2018-08-26-agri-pulse.md) | +0.5% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/9360-farm-sector-tweak-nafta-but-dont-endanger-ag-exports

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