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Ag Director highlights USMCA’s role in expanding market access

The Nebraska Director of Agriculture says the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement could create new market opportunities for farmers.  

Sherry Vinton says the deal has benefited every country including the U.S. “We have a net positive trade balance with Mexico. We send way more there than we import especially for our state. Sometimes in amounts to almost 40 percent of our grain and protein products.”

She recently participated in a trade mission to Mexico and tells Brownfield she’s optimistic concerns over biotech corn have improved. “The continuing education and the opportunity to interact with our counterparts and emphasized rules-based trade that’s based on sound science and testing is really important.”

And, Vinton says, USCMA can help expand market access. “They’re looking for a source of white corn and looking for new products that the U.S. can provide them.”

The agreement is set to be reviewed in 2026.