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NAFTA Has Accounted For 55% of U.S. Ag Export Growth
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NAFTA Has Accounted For 55% of U.S. Ag Export Growth
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Benefits of NAFTA
  • Ag. exports under NAFTA = 258,000 U.S. jobs
  • Average annual growth = $847 million
  • Dismantling trade barriers = market integration
    • Canada is # 1 U.S. export market
    • Mexico is # 2 U.S. export market
    • U.S. is #1 export market for both Canada and Mexico




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Growth in U.S. Agricultural
Exports Under NAFTA
  • Under NAFTA, exports of U.S. food and agricultural products reached a record $19.9 billion in 2005


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U.S. Agricultural* Trade with
Canada and Mexico
($Millions)
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Canada and Mexico Account for Much of the Overall Growth In U.S. Agricultural Exports
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NAFTA Continues to Benefit US/Mexico Ag Sectors
  • The trading relationship developed through NAFTA continues to provide benefits and opportunities for U.S. producers.


  • Two-way agricultural trade between the United States and Mexico increased 150 percent since the NAFTA went into effect, reaching $15.7 billion in 2005 compared to $6.3 billion in 1993.
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U.S. Ag Exports to
Mexico Under NAFTA
  • U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico have more than doubled under NAFTA since 1993, reaching $9.4 billion in 2004


  • Mexico is our second largest agricultural market


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U.S. Ag Exports To Mexico by Sector
  • Benefits of NAFTA are widely distributed across U.S. agriculture
  • 2005 exports were records for:
    • Intermediate & Consumer-Oriented products
    • Red meats
    • Dairy Products
    • Poultry Meat
    • Soybean Meal

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Top U.S. Ag Exports to
Mexico 2005
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U.S. Ag Exports to Mexico
2005
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Mexican Ag Exports to U.S. Under NAFTA
  • Mexico’s agricultural exports to the United States have more than tripled since 1993, reaching a record $8.3 billion in 2005.
  • The United States is Mexico’s largest agricultural market.
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Mexican Ag Exports to U.S. 2005