Assessing the Effects of NAFTA ON Canada/US Agricultural Trade
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Date
2005Author
Deng, Hugh
Nzuma, Jonathan
Type
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While there seems to be an agreement that Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (CUSTA)/North American
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have benefited member countries, some analysts have argued that the
agreements had little effect on the bilateral Canada/US agricultural trade as many other factors have
contributed to the increased trade flows. Results from this study reveal that the aggregate bilateral
agricultural trade flows have generally experienced a steady growth since the implementation of NAFTA
with trade flows seemingly favoring Canada more than the US since 1992. At the industry level, the
impacts of NAFTA on Canada/US agricultural trade were varied with the sub-sectors analyzed
responding differently to the bilateral trade liberalization.