For Immediate Release
By: R-CALF USA Communications Director Jaiden Moreland
Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard
Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com
BILLINGS, Mont., July 1, 2026 — The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced today that the United States did not agree to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in its current form and will continue separate negotiations with Canada and Mexico.
R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard issued the following statement:
“Pursuing separate trade agreements with Canada and Mexico presents an opportunity to correct the serious deficiencies in the NAFTA and USMCA, which have contributed greatly to the chronic contraction of the U.S. cattle industry. Now is our opportunity to begin managing the trade with these two countries that has been displacing our domestic production opportunities. We are encouraged that the administration is moving in that direction. R-CALF USA looks forward to working with the Trump administration as it negotiates separate agreements with Canada and Mexico that put America’s cattle producers first, strengthen our domestic cattle industry, and advance our nation’s long-term food security and economic interests.”
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Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF USA) is the largest producer-only lobbying and trade association representing U.S. cattle and sheep producers. It is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the continued profitability and viability of the U.S. cattle and sheep industries. Visit www.r-calfusa.com or call 406-252-2516 for more information.