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U.S. trade negotiators are skeptical of a Canadian suggestion that North American content in automobiles would be higher if the value of software and related materials produced by the three NAFTA nations were taken into account. (Ford.ca)

U.S. rejects proposals to unblock NAFTA, but will stay in talks

By Anthony Esposito, David Lawder, GFM Network News January 29, 2018

Montreal | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade chief on Monday dismissed Canadian proposals for unblocking NAFTA modernization talks but pledged to stay at the table, easing concerns about a potentially imminent U.S. withdrawal from the trilateral pact. Trump, who described the 1994 pact as a disaster that has drained manufacturing jobs to Mexico,

A pair of Bombardier C series jets. (Bombardier.com)

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At NAFTA talks, Canada hails jet case as victory for free trade

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News January 26, 2018

Montreal | Reuters — Canadian plane maker Bombardier won a major U.S. case on Friday, which government officials said showed the importance of free trade at a time when talks to modernize the NAFTA pact are moving slowly. A U.S. tribunal unexpectedly dismissed a complaint by Boeing against alleged dumping by Bombardier in the case

Feds pledge funds for organic standards review

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 26, 2018

A review and update of Canada’s organic standards for compliance with international norms will get federal funding to make sure it’s complete by its 2020 deadline. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Friday announced the government will foot the “necessary funds” to the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) to cover the cost of the 2020 Canadian

Markets

U.S. anti-trade agenda could benefit Canadian ag

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News January 25, 2018

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — As U.S. President Donald Trump follows his “America first” policy and pulls out of trade deals, it could spell future opportunity for the Canadian agricultural industry, according to Dermot Hayes, a professor with the department of economics at Iowa State University. “In D.C. it’s chaotic. It’s the craziest situation I’ve

Markets

NAFTA negotiations grind on

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News January 25, 2018

Montreal | Reuters — U.S. negotiators are holding firm in their demands for a wide-ranging overhaul of NAFTA, sources close to the talks said on Thursday, raising questions about whether any real movement is happening at the latest round of negotiations on the treaty. Officials from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. are in Montreal for

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Chicken, dairy farmers rip TPP concessions

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 25, 2018

Updated, Jan. 25, 2018 — Canada’s supply-managed producer groups warn that the new Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade deal stands to chip away unnecessarily at their markets. Chicken Farmers of Canada on Wednesday said the CPTPP deal, on which Canada pledged Tuesday it will sign in March, still includes concessions on market access

Markets

Canada unveils ideas to save NAFTA

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News January 24, 2018

Montreal | Reuters — Canadian negotiators at the NAFTA talks on Wednesday unveiled ideas to address contentious U.S. demands for revamping the 1994 pact while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged top U.S. executives to back free trade. The sixth and penultimate round of negotiations to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) opened in

Markets

Key round of NAFTA talks opens amid upbeat signs

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News January 23, 2018

Montreal | Reuters — Officials opened a key round of negotiations to modernize NAFTA on Tuesday amidst optimistic signs, as U.S. President Donald Trump said the talks were going “pretty well” and Canada’s chief negotiator said he had high hopes for progress. Trump’s remarks helped the Mexican peso stem its losses, a reflection of how

Markets

Canada in on TPP pact, to be signed in March

By GFM Network News January 23, 2018

Tokyo | Reuters — Eleven countries aiming to forge a Asia-Pacific trade pact after the U.S. pulled out of an earlier version will sign an agreement in Chile in March, Japan’s economy minister said on Tuesday. Trade officials had been meeting in Tokyo to resolve rifts including Canada’s insistence on protections for its cultural industries

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks Aug. 23, 2017 at a Montreal charity event. (PM.gc.ca)

Trudeau to boost support for NAFTA in U.S. as talks intensify

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News January 19, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters –– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit three major U.S. cities next month to bolster support for NAFTA as negotiators revising the trade pact tackle major differences, officials said on Friday. The timing of Trudeau’s Feb. 7-10 trip is significant, since it comes after a sixth and penultimate round of talks

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Eggs

U.S. rejects proposals to unblock NAFTA, but will stay in talks

At NAFTA talks, Canada hails jet case as victory for free trade

Feds pledge funds for organic standards review

U.S. anti-trade agenda could benefit Canadian ag

NAFTA negotiations grind on

Chicken, dairy farmers rip TPP concessions

Canada unveils ideas to save NAFTA

Key round of NAFTA talks opens amid upbeat signs

Canada in on TPP pact, to be signed in March

Trudeau to boost support for NAFTA in U.S. as talks intensify

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