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What Traders Need to Watch in the Canada Dairy Dispute
U.S. farmers and producers are on the losing end of an unfair fight.
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Last week, President Donald Trump accused Canada of taking advantage of U.S. dairy farmers. The behavior of the U.S.'s northern neighbor "is a disgrace," he told reporters.
Despite the harsh words, it remains to be seen how closely Trump plans to match his rhetoric with action. This week, he said he had decided to delay making good on a campaign promise to withdraw from the North American Free Trade and will seek to renegotiate the pact instead. The dairy dispute, even though it shouldn't justify the end of Nafta, deserves to be negotiated and Trump is right not to accept the status quo.