Former negotiator urges calm on tariffs

Glacier FarmMedia — Canada's chief negotiator of the North American Free Trade Agreement has a message for those concerned about Donald Trump's latest salvo. "Don't panic," says John Weekes. The president-elect of the United States recently announced on his Truth Social media platform that he will slap a 25 per cent import tariff on all[...]


Anti-dumping case may affect pea flow

Glacier FarmMedia – A U.S. antidumping investigation into Chinese pea protein could change trade flows for Canadian yellow peas in 2024-25, traders of the commodity say. In a preliminary determination handed down Feb. 8, the U.S. Department of Commerce hit two Chinese manufacturers with an antidumping duty of 280 per cent. Other Chinese firms faced a 122 per cent[...]

Analyst confident canola can weather anti-dumping storm

Glacier FarmMedia — Canada is well equipped to handle the latest canola dispute with China, says an analyst. For one thing, the industry has become far less export dependent the last couple of years, said Chuck Penner, analyst with LeftField Commodity Research. He is forecasting that crushers will process 11 to 12 million tonnes of[...]


Trump trade threats a global concern

Importers and exporters around the world are uneasily analyzing what a 10 per cent tariff, or other border measures likely in a second Donald Trump U.S. presidential term, could mean for trade. "Europeans are deeply concerned," said Brussels, Belgium-based U.S. consultant and canola trade expert Angela Dansby. "Trump has made steps toward all the threats[...]