Rep. Austin Scott Leads House Letter Urging Action on Mexican Specialty Crop Imports Ahead of USMCA Review

Washington, D.C— Today , U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) led a bipartisan group of 79 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in sending a letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer to emphasize the importance of fair-trade measures for the U.S. specialty crop industry. “America’s growers and producers are the best in the world. Current Mexican trade practices have flooded our markets with products that are held to a lower production standard than those produced here by American farmers. The USMCA review process gives us an opportunity to reaffirm and recommit our support for domestic agriculture and the American farmer by forcing Mexico to play by the same rules if they want to import to the United States,” said Rep. Scott . The letter urges the Administration to address the urgent crisis as unfairly traded imports from Mexico continue to undercut U.S. growers and creates a significant competitive disadvantage for American producers. The letter calls for improved trade measures, as part of the 2026 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) review process, that protect the long-term viability of America’s fruit, vegetable, and certain tree nut industries, and ensure continued access to domestically grown food. In the letter, the Members write: "Without measures to restore competitive balance, specialty crop production will increasingly move to foreign countries. We urge you to evaluate trade actions that can safeguard U.S. growers from unfair pressures from Mexico. This work is essential to maintaining U.S. competitiveness in the specialty crop sector and to ensuring Americans continue to have access to high-quality, domestically grown food—an issue fundamental to our national security.” Read the full letter here . The following state, regional, and national organizations have endorsed the letter: American Farm Bureau Federation Alabama Farmers Federation California Table Grape Commission Florida Blueberry Growers Association Florida Farm Bureau Federation Florida Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Florida Tomato Exchange Georgia Agribusiness Council Georgia Berry Exchange Georgia Blueberry Commission Georgia Farm Bureau Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Georgia Pecan Growers Association Georgia Watermelon Association Michigan Asparagus Michigan Vegetable Council Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation National Onion Association National Pecan Federation North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association South Carolina Small Fruit Association Southeastern Pecan Growers Association Texas Pecan Growers Association Vidalia Onion Business Council Washington Red Raspberry Commission Western Pecan Growers Association