A coalition of more than 45 groups signed on to a letter sent to the Trump administration asking for an end to the tariffs on Canadian and Mexican aluminum and steel imports so the U.S. can take advantage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). In lifting the metal tariffs, business and agricultural organizations anticipate that Canada and Mexico will in turn rescind their duties on U.S. goods.
The letter, sent by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, reads: