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Dear Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader McCarthy, Majority Leader McConnell and Minority
Leader Schumer,
We, the undersigned organizations representing all segments of the U.S. food and agriculture
value chain at the national, state and local levels, write to urge your strong support for swift
ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). USMCA will benefit the U.S.
agriculture and food industry while providing consumers a more abundant supply of high-
quality, safe food at affordable prices.
Over the last 25 years, U.S. food and agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico have more than
quadrupled under NAFTA – growing from $9 billion in 1993 to nearly $40 billion in 2018.
NAFTA has significantly helped create a reliable, high-quality supply of food products for U.S.
consumers, while supporting more than 900,000 American jobs in food and agriculture and
related sectors of the economy. USMCA builds on the success of the NAFTA agreement, and
will ultimately lead to freer markets and fairer trade. This modernized trade agreement makes
improvements to further enhance U.S. food and agricultural exports to our neighbors and would
deliver an additional $2.2 billion in U.S. economic activity.
Given the significance of USMCA for the U.S. agriculture and food industry, we strongly urge
that it be considered quickly, and we respectfully ask you to vote to ratify the agreement.
Sincerely,
Gratiot County Farm Bureau, Michigan Huron Shores County Farm Bureau,
Great Bend Coop Michigan
Great Lakes Agra Corporation Idaho Dairymen’s Association
Great Lakes Cheese Idaho Farm Bureau Federation
Great Northwest Railroad Idaho Pork Producers Association
Great Plains Cooperative Il Manufacturers Ass’n
Great Plains Cooperative – Lahoma, OK Illinois Corn Growers Association
Greeley County Farm Bureau, Kansas Illinois Farm Bureau
Green Plains Inc. Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association
Greenlee County Farm Bureau, Arizona Illinois Milk Producers Association
Greenwood County Farm Bureau, Kansas Illinois Pork Producers Association
Grocery Manufacturers Association Illinois Soybean Growers Association
GROWMARK IMA Dairy & Food USA
GROWMARK FS II, LLC Independent Bakers Association
GROWMARK FS, LLC Indiana Corn Growers Association
Growth Energy Indiana Dairy Producers
GSI Indiana Farm Bureau
Hamilton County Farm Bureau, Illinois Indiana Pork Producers Association
Hancock County Farm Bureau, Illinois Indiana Soybean Alliance
Hannebaum Grain Co., Inc. Ingham County Farm Bureau, Michigan
Hardwood Federation Ingredion
Harper County Farm Bureau, Kansas Innovative Ag Services
Harris Ranch Beef Company International Agribusiness Group, LLC
Harris-Crane, Inc. International Dairy Foods Association
Harry Davis & Company INTL FCStone
Harvest Land Ionia County Farm Bureau, Michigan
Harvey County Farm Bureau, Kansas Iosco County Farm Bureau, Michigan
Hawaii Pork Industry Association Iowa Corn Growers Association
Hawkeye Gold Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Henry County Farm Bureau, Illinois Iowa Institute for Cooperatives
Heritage Beef LLC Iowa Pork Producers Association
Heritage FS Iowa Soybean Association
Heritage Grain Cooperative Iowa State Dairy Association
Hershey Creamery Co. Iron Range County Farm Bureau, Michigan
Hiawathaland County Farm Bureau, Isabella County Farm Bureau, Michigan
Michigan Ithaca Central Railroad
Highline Grain Growers, Inc J.D. Heiskell & Co.
Hi-Grade Farm Supply Jackson County Farm Bureau, Kansas
Hiland Dairy Company Jackson County Farm Bureau, Michigan
Hillsdale County Farm Bureau, Michigan Jackson Port Terminal Railroad
Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. Jasper County Farm Bureau, Illinois
Hoffmann, Inc. JC Marketing Services, LLC
Hormel Foods Jefferson County Farm Bureau, Illinois
Hull Cooperative Assn. Jefferson County Farm Bureau, New York
Huron County Farm Bureau, Michigan Johnson County Farm Bureau, Illinois
JV Smith Companies