How Ending NAFTA Could Disrupt The World's Burger Supply

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Few meals are more American than a burger and fries, the combo McDonald’s made globally famous. But few Americans probably realize how much the affordability of that classic meal depends on a free-trade agreement.

French fries from Canada. Tomatoes from Mexico. Beef sourced from a supply chain that crosses all three countries. When it comes to dinner, there's plenty at stake in the North American Free Trade Agreement, whose future was being negotiated at a sixth round of talks in Montreal on Monday.

Negotiators from Mexico, Canada and the United States expect to spend several more months working to revise the treaty after President Trump repeatedly threatened to withdraw. NAFTA has allowed billions of dollars of agricultural commodities to travel each year among the three countries.

Without NAFTA, many economists say, the price of some consumer goods would probably go up. Those include a handful of foods that could face tariff increases, supply chain disruptions and new protectionist trade barriers. While no one can predict exactly how these mechanisms would play out, they underscore the enormous complexity of the North American food system.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/analysis-as-nafta-talks-continue-your-hamburger-hangs-in-the-balance/ar-BBIpdzx?li=BBnbfcL

Trump and his fast food owning buddies might want to take this into account, but they probably won't.

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1. Oh noes!...............

What about the White House Mickey Ds supply?
Does 2scoops know about this? Cause and effect, Baby.