Pesticide Harmonization
For far too long, American farmers have watched their neighbors to the north get a price cut on pesticides that are used in both countries on the same crops. If commodities grown with these Canadian pesticides are deemed safe enough for import and consumption in the United States, why should American producers pay 117 percent to 193 percent more in chemical costs to produce the same crops? This scenario just doesn’t make sense.
Hidden barriers and schemes riddle the fabric of our trade agreements. The United States cannot continue to accept trade practices that simultaneously hamstring Americans farmers while unduly promoting their competitors.
Senator Dorgan reintroduced bipartisan legislation in the 109th Congress to remedy the longstanding inequity in pesticide prices between Canada and the United States.
Now that the 110th Congress is underway, Senator Dorgan continues to work to ensure that producers in North Dakota, and around the country, are able to access the crucial crop protection products they need, without being subject to price–gouging.
