1345 ET - The state of U.S.-Canada trade relations was a hot topic at the USDA's Agricultural Outlook Forum. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg and USTR chief agricultural negotiator Julie Callahan both told attendees that the goal continues to be to turn the trade flow from a deficit to a surplus for the U.S. President Trump has opened the door that the U.S. could negotiate separate trade deals with Canada and Mexico rather than renegotiate the three-way trade agreement between the countries. As for American wine, spirits and beer being pulled from shelves in most Canadian provinces after President Trump initiated a series of trade battles last year, Lindberg calls it "bad behavior" on Canada's part, making further bilateral negotiations necessary.(kirk.maltais@wsj.com)

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