Nearly 160 agricultural and food sector organizations across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico have sent a joint letter to their governments urging renewal and strengthening of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement ahead of the treaty's first joint review on July 1, 2026. The coalition represents a broad cross-section of the food supply chain and is calling for the tripartite relationship to remain intact and functional for cross-border trade.
USMCA underpins the flow of virtually every major fresh commodity moving between the three countries — from Mexican avocados, tomatoes, limes, and peppers to Canadian greenhouse vegetables and U.S. apple and potato exports. With the review date just weeks away, uncertainty about the agreement's future scope is already prompting supply chain teams to think more carefully about contingency sourcing and inventory positioning.
This is a different angle than previously covered USMCA stories — rather than a single commodity or industry group lobbying, this is a broad, unified cross-sector push that signals how seriously the entire ag food chain is taking the July 1 deadline. Worth monitoring closely as the review date approaches for any signals about specific commodity provisions that could shift.