WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) released a statement after last Friday’s ruling by a U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dispute panel that upholds Canadian restrictions on market access for U.S. dairy farmers, despite the commitments outlined in USMCA: 

“USMCA was created to establish freer markets and fairer trade among our closest trading partners. I am disappointed in the panel’s decision that outright contradicts these goals by limiting access for U.S. dairy exports,” said Rep. Finstad. “U.S. dairy producers deserve the level playing field they were promised in this agreement. It is disappointing that our dairy farmers are now at a disadvantage because our largest trading partner has fallen short of the market access agreed to in the USMCA.”