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CAFTA-DR trade agreement a 10-year success
2015-08-21 19:28:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. CAFTA-DR has led to the elimination of tariffs on U.S. consumer and industrial good exports. The tariffs on nearly all U.S. agricultural products will be phased out by 2020. Since 2005, trade between the United States and the six nations has risen by 70%, growing from $35 billion in 2005 to $59.5 billion in 2014. read more
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