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Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. 



Supports the agreement. It will increase exports of corn, soybeans, sorghum, other 

 coarse grains, and meat, which will increase demand for seed in the United States. 

 The sale of seed and inoculant products to Mexico will also benefit. Concerned with 

 potential for overregulation of inoculants by combining the regulations of all three 

 countries. It would like to see a streamlined registration process for inoculants. 



Prairie Fire 



Adamantly opposed to the agreement. It will cause significant damage to the U.S. 

 agriculture industry and ruin the rural job base by sending more manufacturing 

 jobs to Mexico. It will also further damage the livestock industry by moving produc- 

 tion to Mexico and depressing prices. 



RiceLand 



It believes that the agreement provides the United States with long-term export 

 opportunities and is in the economic best interest of the United States. It is impera- 

 tive that the agreement has effective monitoring and enforcement of rules of origin, 

 S&P measures and environmental standards. It also believes that the dispute settle- 

 ment procedures are adequate. 



Rice Millers Association 



The U.S. rice industry stands to benefit from the agreement. However, these bene- 

 fits could be greater if tariffs were phased out quicker and the tariff differential be- 

 tween rough and milled rice was eliminated or phased out more quickly. 



The Rice Millers Association strongly supports the agreement. NAFTA will increase 

 market access to Mexico and create jobs through expanding trade. NAFTA will secure 

 an expansion of Mexican demand for U.S. rice. 



Rowe-Swanson International 



In favor of the agreement. The long-term impact it will have on the U.S. economy 

 far outweighs any negative side effects. 



Rural Vermont 



The agreement could pave the way for expansion of mega-dairies in Mexico to 

 take advantage of cheap Mexican labor, lax environmental laws (such as use of bo- 

 vine growth hormone) and duty-free feed imported from the United States. Feed lot 

 dairies could ship dairy products to the U.S. market duty free and without Section 

 22 import quota protection. Mexico could ship its production to the United States, 

 then import cheap New Zealand or subsidized EC milk for local consumption. 



Savannah Foods & Industries, Inc. 



Does not agree with the sugar provisions of the agreement, and the industry's rec- 

 ommendations should be included in the implementing legislation. The net exporter 

 definition must be changed to include corn sweeteners and be calculated on a verifi- 

 able history. The market access provision should be struck, and the transition pe- 

 riod for sugar-containing products should be 15 years, not 10. 



St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, Inc. 



No official position on the agreement, but is very cautious on its approach. 

 NAFTA promises to benefit the dairy industry, but it must be ensured that it will 

 benefit all Americans. The family dairy farmer should be compensated for the loss 

 of quotas. Side agreements have to address environmental and labor standards and 

 protect the United States from cheap imports. There should also be strong rules of 

 origin, and Mexican dairy exports should have to meet the same requirements of 

 U.S. dairy products. 



Scottsbluff/Gering 



Strongly opposed to the agreement. During negotiations, the input of many impor- 

 tant economic sectors was not acknowledged, and the agreement will put U.S. agri- 

 culture at a competitive disadvantage in the world marketplace. Nebraska and east- 

 ern Wyoming will be hurt significantly by this agreement. 



South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation 



Supports the agreement and urges officials to work for a fair and equitable agree- 

 ment that will protect the interests of U.S. agriculture and create a level playing 

 field. The NAFTA may hurt some farmers, but on the whole it will be beneficial. 

 The Federation also believes that the agreement will benefit soybean, corn, tobacco 

 and cattle producers through increased exports, and U.S. cotton will still be in de- 

 mand because Mexican cotton is of lower quality. 



Southern Forest Products Association 



Supports the agreement. While it would have liked to see tariffs eliminated over 

 a shorter period, the U.S. wood products industry will be better off with the agree- 



