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U.S. Agriculture and the North American Free Trade Agreement

Task Force Chairs
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Northern Plains Area
Department of Food Science/Engineering Unit, University of Missouri
Department of Economics, University of Chicago
Food Research Institute, Stanford University
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
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Abstract
The members of a Council for Agricultural Science and Technology task force believe many of the fears of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are not well founded. There generally would be a gain to U.S. producers of grain, oilseeds, livestock, and possibly dairy, and losses for producers who compete with Mexican fruits and vegetables.
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