New Delhi, May 30 -- Kevin Knapp knows how much Mexico means to the American dairy industry.

That is why the rural Larchwood dairy farmer was happy to hear the news on May 17 that the United States agreed to roll back its tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico.

In return, the United States' North American neighbors have agreed to remove retaliatory tariffs on exported U.S.-made products, a move that has been cheered by American dairy officials according to the reports published in nwestiowa.com.

That is because Mexico has agreed to drop its retaliatory tariffs against U.S. dairy products - including duties as high as 25 percent on American cheese exports to the United States' neighbor to the south.

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