The North American Free Trade Agreement Animal Health Considerations
The Impact of NAFTA on Animal Health Programs in the United States
Keywords:
NAFTA, trade barriers, Canada, Mexico, agricultural productsAbstract
The NAFTA is a trade agreement among Canada, the United States and Mexico. If ratified, the agreement would phase out trade barriers between the countries over a fifteen year period. The agreement creates the largest trading bloc in the world.
Under the agricultural provisions of NAFTA, the U.S. has separate agreements on agricultural products with Canada and Mexico. Canada has separate agreements on agricultural products with Mexico.