The recent round of NAFTA negotiations saw progress on agriculture issues. In Mexico City last week, negotiators wrapped up discussions regarding sanitary and phytosanitary measures, according to American Farm Bureau Federation economist Veronica Nigh:
Nigh says the NAFTA chapter on technical barriers to trade, including things such as labeling, is close to being finished. However, she says there is much work yet to do regarding market access:
Negotiators previously planned to conclude negotiations by the end of this month. However, another round of talks is scheduled in April, and Nigh tells farmers and ranchers not to expect NAFTA to be finished this year: