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Posted on Sep 16, 2019 in Audio, Editorial, Featured, Your Texas Agriculture Minute

YOUR TEXAS AGRICULTURE MINUTE

YOUR TEXAS AGRICULTURE MINUTE

 

Is USMCA a tune America can dance to?

By Gene Hall
Publisher

When I first heard that the NAFTA upgrade would be called USMCA, I thought of the nonsensical song by the Village People, YMCA. NAFTA was such a cool acronym. It kind of rolled of the tongue. It was even better as a trade agreement. Especially for agriculture. And for Texas. Trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada exploded under NAFTA.

USMCA is even better, with its own set of letters. NAFTA is, after all, 25 years old. USMCA does a better job of protecting American workers. It’s updated for the digital age, addressing intellectual property. USMCA tears down trade barriers for farmers that NAFTA failed to overcome.

Trade has taken a beating lately, headlined by the trade war with China. USMCA would shore up our trade relationships closer to home while we sort things out elsewhere.

Hum the tune. Dance the dance. Pass USMCA.

The preceding commentary is brought to you by Texas Farm Bureau, the “Voice of Texas Agriculture.” Called “Your Texas Agriculture Minute,” TFB will issue thought-provoking editorials each week—via print and audio—to spark understanding of agriculture in the Lone Star State and its impact on each and every Texan.

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