The USMCA is essential to keeping food and beverage products affordable for restaurants. It ensures many ingredients move between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada duty‑free, giving operators reliable, year‑round access to products that cannot be grown domestically at sufficient scale. The trade agreement is up for review in 2026, and changes could impact food and beverage costs for restaurant operators.
Canada and Mexico are the restaurant industry’s top sources of imported food and beverages, making the agreement critical to maintaining stable supply chains and predictable costs. Without USMCA protections, food prices could rise by tens of millions of dollars, squeezing margins and driving up menu prices for consumers.
That’s why the Association supports preserving the USMCA and opposing new tariffs that would disrupt supply chains and increase costs for operators and consumers.