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6 new infographics show what USMCA does for the U.S. dairy industry

By Mark O'Keefe
 
Benefits include preserving U.S. dairy access to Mexico, increasing access into Canada, protections for common cheese names and reforms to Canada’s dairy pricing system. 
 
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on Thursday, raising an obvious question dairy farmers and exporters need to know: What will USMCA do for us? 
 
The U.S. Dairy Export Council and the National Milk Producers Federation have created six educational infographics that answer that question with words, images and data.
 
The infographics above and below were created for easy downloading and sharing. The images can be published on websites and other platforms without written permission.
 
 
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