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The USMCA will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement and is expected to slightly increase real gross domestic product.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch are planning international economic development trips to help strengthen the state's automotive and agriculture industries.

Indiana's three Republican Senate candidates continue to voice support for President Donald Trump's trade brinkmanship with China.

More than half the crop produced in Indiana is exported, with China being one of soybean's main importers.

Costs for breweries who package their beer in cans will likely go up with the introduction of a 10 percent tariff on most imported aluminum.

New tariffs on imported steel and aluminum are set to take effect Friday, and experts say Indiana will see both benefits and costs.

The three-day mission will include stops in Ottawa and the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The trip will wrap up on March 27.

Resistance to change is often touted as a virtue in Indiana. But Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb says the state's prosperity relies on rethinking that approach.

In a statement, USDA secretary Sonny Perdue says McKinney will "wake up every morning seeking to sell more American agricultural products in foreign markets."

Workers from Indiana and around the country talked with federal representatives this week about the effect of excess Chinese steel imports on national security.