we come today to show our unity and i want to thank mister bonnett and mister vega for being with us today and helping joining us in talking about modernization of nafta trade treaty. i want you gentlemen and everyone in the room today to know that american farmers and ranchers value our trade relationships with our two closest neighbors, canada and mexico are more than close. they are number one and number 3 customers of the united states, agricultural products, exports and the top two suppliers of us agricultural imports. clearly our trade relations are important to all of us on stage here. we have a vital interest in helping our neighbors make improvements, negotiators make improvements but also do no harm to the gains we have gained in nafta. we are committed to preserving and expanding on gains, agriculture has achieved and ensure a modernized, nafta continues to be a success story for north america farmers and ranchers. we all want timely enforcement of trade agreements, prompt resolution to disputes that might arise in the new modernization. usda projects us agricultural expor