By Rick Brewer
Michigan dairy producers are praising the launch of an investigation by the U.S. Trade Representative into alleged trade violations by the Canadian dairy industry. Michigan producers say they’re being locked out of Canadian markets.
The trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada (USMCA) establishes how much dairy can move between borders and where it can be sold.
But the U.S. Trade Representative says Canada is undermining market access that it had agreed to by not allowing U.S. dairy producers to sell products like cheese in retail stores.