The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative conducted a public hearing on December 3, 2025, regarding the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada .
The hearing comes as part of the first six-year joint review of the agreement, set for July 1, 2026. Witnesses representing a wide swath of industry and trade organizations testified and answered questions, including representatives from the North American Export Grain Association, National Grain and Feed Association and American Seed Trade Association.
The U.S. wheat industry recently shared how the strong economic environment and trilateral cooperation provided by the agreement has resulted in this export success in comments to USTR. USW’s submitted comments called for maintaining the competitiveness of U.S. wheat in Mexico, addressing lingering challenges with Canada and developing a stronger trilateral market in North America.
For U.S. wheat farmers, the trilateral trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada has delivered substantial wins, thanks to the elimination of tariffs and strengthening sanitary and phytosanitary requirements. Today, Mexico is the most important market for U.S. wheat growers, typically representing 20 percent of U.S. wheat exports each year, up from less than three percent prior to formal trilateral trade agreements entering into force in 1994.
“Open markets and fair trade are critical to the U.S. wheat industry as approximately half of U.S. wheat production is exported each year,” the comments read. “U.S. farmers have a competitive advantage in producing wheat, and the United States is one of the largest exporters of wheat in the world. Ensuring a fair playing field for U.S. producers facilitates wheat exports, which bring billions of dollars in economic activity across the wheat value chain.”
Read the full set of U.S. wheat industry comments here.
Source: U.S. Wheat Associates
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