Perdue not optimistic Canadian dairy issue will be resolved in NAFTA

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Wednesday told a Senate appropriations subcommittee he was not optimistic the U.S. would be able to resolve dairy market access issues with Canada in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Market access in the dairy sector has been a key offensive issue for the U.S. dairy sector, and trade barriers enacted by Canada have been repeatedly criticized by Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. During a trip to Wisconsin last April...