Canada gave ground on the key issue of dairy in new trade agreement

Canada gave ground to the U.S. in the North American Free Trade Agreement replacement deal agreed to Sunday by rolling back protections for its domestic dairy industry, providing a victory to American farmers on one of the key points of negotiation.

Canada gave the U.S. greater access to its dairy markets in exchange for largely retaining the old NAFTA’s rules regarding legal protections for foreign investors. Retaining those rules had been one of Canada’s main goals in the deal, while President Trump had often championed U.S. dairy farmers.