During the twenty years since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was implemented poultry meat and products trade between the United States and its NAFTA partners has “soared,” according to the “International Egg and Poultry Review” issued last week by Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). Between 1994 and 2013, exports of poultry meat and products rose 423 percent in value and 390 percent in volume. World exports increased 351 percent and 270 percent, respectively, during the same period.
On January 1, 1994, NAFTA, between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, entered into force creating the world’s largest free trade area. All remaining duties and quantitative restrictions were eliminated as scheduled, on January 1, 2008, AMS reported.
| NAFTA Agreement | ||
| Product | Percent | 2013 TRQ |
| Hatching Eggs and Chicks | 21.2 CYP* | 142.1 million egg equivalent |
| Chicken | 7.5 PYP* | 77.7 million kilograms eviscerated |
| Turkey | 3.5 CYP* | 5.6 million kilograms eviscerated |
| Egg and Egg Products | 2.988 | 21.4 million dozen |
*CYP = anticipated current year’s production; PYP = previous year’s production
AMS noted that the United States has free trade agreements in force with 20 countries. These are:
| Australia | Colombia | Guatemala | Korea |
| Oman | Bahrain | Costa Rica | Honduras |
| Mexico | Panama | Canada | Dominican Republic |
| Israel | Morocco | Peru | Chile |
| El Salvador | Jordan | Nicaragua | Singapore |
Source: www.ustr.gov, www.oie.int, and www.ams.usda.gov/lpsmarketnewspage.
