US Launches Second USMCA Dispute Panel as Dairy Battle With Canada Goes to Round 2

US Launches Second USMCA Dispute Panel as Dairy Battle With Canada Goes to Round 2
Minister of Economic Development, Minister of International Trade and Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion Mary Ng, right, looks on as United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai speaks during a joint news conference in Ottawa, May 5, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The United States is filing another formal dispute over what it considers Canada’s failure to live up to its trade obligations to American dairy farmers and producers.

It’s the second time the U.S. has launched such a dairy-driven escalation, formally known as a dispute settlement panel, in less than two years.