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Farm Bureau members, other farm leaders and members of Congress gathered on the National Mall on Sept. 12 to demonstrate their support for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement on trade (USMCA) and ask Congress to approve it.

“Farm Bureau members have come to Washington, D.C., to remind our elected representatives that trade is a lifeline for tens of thousands of family farms,” said American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, who spoke at the Sept. 12 Rally for Passage of USMCA.

“We need Congress to pass the USMCA trade agreement to bring certainty to our already-positive trade relationship with our closest neighbors and build on that relationship with new opportunities and commitments,” he said. “The benefits of the USMCA are clear.”

Duvall said current estimates indicate that the U.S. will gain more than $2 billion in additional farm exports and $65 billion in gross domestic product once the agreement is in place.

“The farm economy is reeling from the trade war combined with weather challenges and six years of lower farm income,” he added. “Farmers want and need a better trade outlook and passing USMCA is a great step forward.”