Farmers Tweet Trump About NAFTA

Farmers are taking to Twitter to plead with President Trump to support the North American Free Trade Agreement. Using #Farmers4NAFTA, farmers and farm groups are tweeting about the benefits of the agreement.

In 2016, Canada was the top destination for U.S. agricultural products, and Mexico was No. 3. Since NAFTA began, U.S. ag exports to Mexico and Canada have more than quadrupled, from $8.9 billion in 1993 to $38.6 billion in 2015.

Not only corn and soybean farmers would feel the impact if the U.S. pulls out of NAFTA. One in six of Oregon’s Christmas trees is now trucked to Mexico. Pulling out of the agreement could lead to fewer opportunities for Americans who produce exported goods and raise prices for U.S. consumers.

Source: Farm Progress