Ten Years of NAFTA Have Changed the Face of U.S.-Mexican-Canadian Trade
A decade ago, Canada, Mexico and the Untied States began implementing NAFTA (the Northern American Free Trade Agreement). This article sets the scene for this issue of the AgExporter by reviewing NAFTA'S provisions and assessing its overall trade impact and benefits.

Charting the Progress of North American Trade
This chart spread gives an overview of trade under NAFTA and its predecessor, the 1989 U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement.

Gauging NAFTA'S Success and Confronting Future Challenges
This article , contributed by an analyst with USDA's Economic Research Service, examines the effect NAFTA has had on integrating the economies of the member  countries, as well as current challenges and future directions for the agreement.

Achieving Market Integration
Marketing integration is a term used, but seldom defined, by economists and policy makers. How to achieve market integration is specified even less frequently. This article provides these explanations in the context of NAFTA.

Canada and NAFTA: A 10-Year Measure of Success in Canadian-U.S. Agricultural Trade
This article reviews NAFTA from the perspective of trace relations between Canada and the United States, with particular attention to market links and integration.

Mexico's NAFTA Experience
Two-way trade created by NAFTA has helped the Mexican agriculture sector immensely, contributing to increased  agricultural earnings and jobs, lower inflation and more economic diversity and resilience. 

NAFTA: A Win-Win Proposition for U.S. Producers
An FAS economist assesses NAFTA's overall benefits for U.S. agricultural trade, and economic fundamentals and competitive advantages likely to translate into future opportunities for U.S. producers.

The Canadian Furniture Industry Presents Opportunities for U.S. Hardwoods
With NAFTA, U.S. exports of hardwood to Canadian furniture manufacturers have risen steadily. Canadian wood furniture exports to the United States also have grown substantially.

NAFTA: A Clear Success for U.S. and Mexican Textile and Cotton Trade
Gains in U.S.-Mexican textile and cotton trade following NAFTA are a textbook example of free trade's benefits. NAFTA has been a catalyst for exponential growth of U.S. cotton and yarn exports.

U.S. Wheat and Corn Exports to Mexico Thrive Under NAFTA 
NAFTA has opened the U.S. granary food for sales of corn and wheat in Mexico.

NAFTA Contributes to Growth in U.S. Soybean Exports to Mexico
NAFTA provided Mexico's growing livestock industry with better access to U.S. soybeans. This access and geographic proximity have helped solidify the U.S. position as Mexico's top supplier.

NAFTA Spells Success for Consumer-Oriented Products-With Some Reservations
U.S. exports of processed and consumer-oriented products to Canada and Mexico have soared until they make up the lion's share of U.S. agricultural exports to each country. Here are some experiences- pro and com - FAS partners have had with trade under NAFTA.

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