Trade Minister Howard Lutnick discusses the justification for the number of tariffs, responds to business criticism and reveals the final goal for President Donald Trump's negotiating tactics.
First on Fox: Canada is He called the legislature for alleged avoidance to the US State-Mexiko-Canada statement and the failure to access just access to the market for US milk manufacturers.
“Historically, Canada was unable to fulfill its obligations to provide access to its market; This remains the new provisions in the United States-Mexiko-Kanada (USMCA) agreement, ”Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.; Roger Marshall, R-Kan.; And Joni Ernst, R -iwa, said the Minister of the Ministry of Commerce Howard Lutnice, the Ministry of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and American sales representatives Jamieson Greer.
According to senators, Canada is bypassing the instructions in USMCA regarding the export of proteins at artificially low prices.
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Bipartisan senators are asking Trump's cabinet to deal with a possible leak of USMCA instructions in Canada in milk sector as soon as tariffs start and business interviews are heated. ( / Reuters)
“In the upcoming negotiations with your Canadian counterparts, especially those concerning USMCA, we ask you to deal with these long -term problems that harm the ability of the United States to export dairy products,” they urged.
The senators noted that the milk sector in Canada operates in strict and predetermined circumstances. These include production limits, preset prices and limited imports to protect the system management system in the country.
It was expected that the recent changes in business agreements would improve this approach to some extent, but the legislators claimed: “Canada does not meet his obligations”.
“The use of the gap is exported by Canada's excessive amount of milk protein at an artificially low price, which negatively affects the global markets that the United States rely on,” the letter said. The Bipartisan Group added that the “distortion behavior” must be solved in order to maintain the trade fair with dairy products and support US producers.
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“Canada continues to manipulate the access to its milk market by reserving the vast majority of its shares (TRQ) for Canadian processors, causing the performance rates to remain low in several categories of dairy products, including whey powder, milk powder and industrial use,” they said.
Wisconsin, where Baldwin comes from, was one of the top five milk states in 2023, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (USDA).
“For years, Canada has been dressing up rules and has cheated on US farmers and US dairy products from fair access to their market. We cannot miss this opportunity to help balance the conditions and I am ready to cooperate with President Trump to protect and grow in the Wisconsin dairy and ensure justice for our farmers, ”Fox News said in a statement.
Representative of the White House press secretary Anna Kelly said Fox News Digital in her statement: “Democrats like Tammy Baldwin stood idly because Joe Biden was unable to enforce USMCA and allowed to increase business deficits.
Their application comes because the trade war still escalates between two North American countries.
Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin is represented by Wisconsin, one of the five best states producing dairy products. (Jemal Couness / for JDRF / Getty Images)
On Wednesday President Donald Trump New 25% increase in tariff All imports made of steel and aluminum officially reflected. The tariffs have long been part of his plan and were often mentioned on the campaign.
Initially Trump planned to launch flat tariffs on Mexico and Canada, but after discussions with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum he delayed them.
Baldwin and Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Accused Canada of avoiding the USMCA agreement. ( / Reuters)
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In retaliation to the Wednesday of tariffs, Canada released her own Marking with more billions of dollars. “I announce today that the Canadian government, after accessing the dollar for the dollar, will be 13:01 in the morning until 12:01 in the morning 20. March 2025, 25% of reciprocal tariffs for another $ 29.8 billion,” Treasor Minister Dominic Leblanc said. “This includes steel products worth $ 12.6 billion and aluminum products worth $ 3 billion and other imported US goods worth $ 14.2 billion.”
Representatives of the Canadian Prime Minister, Lutnicko, Rollins and Greer did not provide Fox News Comment Digital in time for publication.
