Hoeven Working to Expand Market Access With U.S. Trade Representative as Part of USMCA’s  Six-Year Review

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven joined Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in urging expanded market access and certainty for American producers to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer ahead of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Agreement’s six-year joint review.
“The United States is currently the world’s largest agricultural exporter, with total agricultural exports valued at $176 billion in 2024. Since the Agreement’s entry-into-force, U.S. agricultural exports have increased substantially, particularly to Canada and Mexico. For many states, Canada and Mexico represent the largest and second-largest export markets. The market access achieved under USMCA is a critical component of the success of American agriculture and contributes to our secure food supply chain and to the global competitiveness of U.S. producers. Bulk commodities, like wheat, corn, and oilseeds, maintain a strong trade surplus with Canada and Mexico. Farmers, ranchers, processors, and exporters throughout the supply chain have been broadly supportive of USMCA and the certainty it provides.
“…As preparations begin for the upcoming joint review process, we encourage continued engagement with Congress, farmers, and ranchers to ensure the agreement is improved to support U.S. agriculture and maintain strong market access for American producers,” the senators wrote in the letter.
Read the full letterHERE.
Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), John Cornyn (R-Tex.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Peter Welch (D-V.T.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Jim Justice (R-W.V.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined Hoeven, Daines, Klobuchar, Boozman, and Warnock in sending the letter.
-###-