The US sold more than $40 billion in farm exports to Mexico and Canada last year
$41 billion
US agriculture exports to Mexico and Canada amounted to $41 billion in 2016.
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Exports of farm products, including corn and soy, quadrupled since 1994, thanks in large part to the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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Arguing that NAFTA harmed factory workers, US president Donald Trump calls it the “worst trade deal ever,” and plans to renegotiate it in August.
But US farmers are worried, because the trade deal is largely beneficial to them.
Last year, US exports of agricultural products to Mexico reached $18 billion. These were the top exports:
While US exports of agricultural products to Canada reached $23 billion. These were the top exports:
