A panel of pork, corn and soybean farmers, along with ag industry leaders, called for renewal of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) last week at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, emphasizing how the deal has boosted demand for ag products and supported farm incomes.

Pat Hord, president-elect of the National Pork Producers Council, said exports have transformed the U.S. pork industry since the original North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect in 1994.

“I think we...