Regional exporters reap benefits of NAFTA trade

At least one acronym has been good for Northern Front Range exporters.

The region’s agribusinesses are beginning to see a sharp increase in shipments of beef and other products to Mexico due to NAFTA, and the free-trade agreement has also improved trade relations with Canada, already a major trading partner with Colorado, trade experts say.
The North American Free Trade Agreement eliminated most tariffs on trade among Canada, the United States and Mexico. Another pact, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, has spurred free trade on a global basis.
With these two trade agreements, Northern Front Range businesses are expected…