The National Milk Producers Federation voted Tuesday to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. The organization is now urging Congress to pass the agreement this year, even as it also registered concerns with another major trade pact being negotiated with Europe.

In addition to adopting a resolution of support for TPP, the NMPF board expressed its opposition to moving forward with the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in light of Europe’s continued refusal to remove barriers to U.S. dairy exports.

“Taken in its entirety, the TPP agreement is positive for the U.S. dairy industry,” said Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of NMPF. “Although it achieves less than we wanted in terms of throwing open new markets in Japan and Canada, I am particularly pleased that we did not concede to a huge surge in new imports.” NMPF’s position reflects a detailed assessment of the entire package conducted by the staffs of both NMPF and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC).

Despite its endorsement, in order to make sure that U.S. dairy farmers and exporters receive the full benefit of the package, NMPF said U.S. government agencies must take concrete steps to ensure the diligent enforcement of the agreement’s provisions with America’s trading partners. The NMPF resolution also urged the U.S. to establish proper enforcement measures regarding access granted to the domestic market, and monitor compliance with those measures after the TPP is implemented.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is pleased with the NMPF decision on TPP, joining a growing number of agricultural groups. “Organizations and businesses from across the agricultural sector have voiced their strong support for this landmark trade deal, which knocks down barriers to trade that are not based in science, levels the playing field for American-made products, and will increase net income for America’s farmers and ranchers by an estimated $4.4 billion,” said Vilsack in a statement. “The TPP strengthens trade rules and provides specific new market access commitments for U.S. agricultural exports to Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, and Brunei. In 2014, the United States exported $3.6 billion of dairy products to the TPP region and $7.1 billion to the world. Without the TPP agreement, U.S. dairy product exports to the TPP region face a competitive disadvantage.”