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is new trade agreement opens the door to Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley
reinvigorate growth in Iowa’s agricultural industry, also highlighted the gains
U.S. Undersecretary of Agriculture Bill Northey manufacturers would experience
recently emphasized in an op-ed for the Des Moines as a result of USMCA. “Iowa
Register. “USMCA maintains and strengthens the manufactures nearly $1.6 billion
markets for both corn and soybeans, specifically worth of transportation equipment,
to Mexico, which is Iowa corn’s No. 1 customer. which includes auto parts. Iowa’s
USMCA [further] enhances access for poultry to motor vehicle bodies and trailers
two of our largest poultry markets,” he noted. exports Canada and Mexico
“USMCA also expands the market for eggs, which increased by more than 70 percent
Iowa produces more of than any other state… and over the last 10 years,” he wrote in a
maintains tariff-free access for United States beef guest column for The Gazette.
shipped into Mexico and Canada, providing Iowa’s
cattlemen continued longstanding market access.” Iowa’s top three exports to Canada

• Nuclear Reactors, Boilers,
Machinery Etc.; Parts

• Vehicles, Except Railway or
Tramway, and Parts Etc.

• Miscellaneous Chemical Products

Iowa’s top three exports to Mexico
• Cereals
• Food Industry Residues and
Waste and Prep Animal Feed
• Sugars and Sugar Confectionary

Furthermore, out of the 12 million
American jobs supported by trade
with Canada and Mexico, nearly
130,000 of those currently exist in
Iowa. Given these sector-by-sector
opportunities for growth USMCA
offers, it’s time to pass the trade
agreement that could further
benefit Iowa businesses, workers,
and families.

To learn more about USMCA
and its benefits for American
businesses and workers, visit
uschamber.com/usmca.■

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