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Farmers Look for Economic Boost from NAFTA Negotiations

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In August, the United States began renegotiating NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, with Canada and Mexico, fulfilling a campaign promise made by President Donald Trump. While much of the focus is on manufacturing jobs, the 1994 NAFTA agreement provided a critical boost for U.S. agricultural exports, and as VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, farmers are concerned about whether changes to the current agreement could hurt them financially.