US says it won’t agree to renew USMCA
Key takeaways
- USMCA came into effect on July 1, 2020, and is slated to expire after 16 years.
- “The United States did not agree to renew the USMCA in its current form,” Greer said in a statement. “As a result, the USMCA is not renewed.
- Mexico’s Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard confirmed in a video on X that the US opted not to extend USMCA.
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USMCA came into effect on July 1, 2020, and is slated to expire after 16 years.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Flags of the US, Canada and Mexico fly next to each other [File: Rebecca Cook/Reuters]By Abby Rogers and Reuters Published On 1 Jul 20261 Jul 2026The United States will not agree to renew its trade pact with Canada and Mexico just yet, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has announced.
“The United States did not agree to renew the USMCA in its current form,” Greer said in a statement. “As a result, the USMCA is not renewed. The United States will continue to engage with Mexico and Canada to address the Agreement’s shortcomings and our trade deficits with these countries.”