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Trade Officials Set March 16 Start Date for USMCA Agreement Review

Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 8:48 PM

American and Mexican trade representatives will begin bilateral talks starting March 16 to review the USMCA trade agreement. The discussions aim to ensure trade benefits flow primarily to member countries while reducing reliance on imports from outside North America.

Trade representatives from the United States and Mexico will commence bilateral talks during the week beginning March 16 as part of their joint examination of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, according to an announcement Thursday from the U.S. Trade Representative’s office.

The office reported that U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Mexico’s Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard have directed their negotiating teams to initiate preliminary discussions focused on strategies to guarantee that trade agreement advantages flow mainly to member nations, while also decreasing reliance on goods imported from countries outside North America.

The statement indicated that negotiating teams plan to convene on a regular basis throughout this joint review process.

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