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Jordan FTA could open doors to more Middle East sales

By Alex Binkley October 17, 2012

A new trade deal with Jordan may open doors for Canadian food products in the Middle East. “While the immediate trade gains don’t appear large, we feel there is strategic potential here,” said Richard Phillips, executive director of Grain Growers of Canada. “Jordan acts as a trading and distribution hub in the Middle East with

International news, News

Even as war wages around them, Syrian farmers keep country fed

By Suleiman Al-khalidi September 17, 2012

Prices are higher, but there remains enough food grown within  the war-ravaged country to stave off food shortages

For the past six months, farmer Hisham al-Zeir’s wife and daughters have been up before sunset each day when it’s still cool, baking traditional tanoor bread in a century-old clay oven in their home in Syria’s rich agricultural province of Idlib. Rather than selling all his wheat to the state as he usually does, Zeir

International news, News

Sanctions a headache, but Iran exports and imports continue

By Daniel Fineren March 14, 2012

Iranian firm AHT exports millions of dollars’ worth of nuts and dried fruit from Iran each month, but western financial sanctions mean it gets little money in return. Instead it is paid with other goods, such as cardboard boxes and metal cans from China. “Most of our business right now is like this. No money

Crops, International news, News

Arab countries consider grain storage site

By Maha El Dahan March 14, 2012

The Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAID) is considering building a system for storing three to six months of grain reserves for the Gulf region, a senior official from the investment bank said Feb. 22. AAID, which was set up by Arab governments in the late 1970s, will study construction of storage for

International news, News

Qatar’s next big purchase: a farming sector

By Martina Fuchs January 24, 2012

Qatar’s energy resources have given it one of the world’s highest per capita incomes, a futuristic urban skyline and enough clout to host the 2022 soccer World Cup. But its wealth may not be enough for the arid state to achieve an even more ambitious goal: becoming largely self-sufficient in food. Like other oil-rich, water-poor

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Live cattle exports to the UAE

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 17, 2012

The federal government has reached a new agreement for exporting live cattle to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — a market valued at $40 million in sales annually, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced. “This announcement instantly provides new export opportunities for Canadian producers, and is a significant step toward regaining access to other key

Grain Markets, News

China extends probe on U.S. DDGs

January 17, 2012

China’s Commerce Ministry said Dec. 28 that it will extend an anti-dumping probe on imports of U.S. dried distillers grains (DDGs) until June 28 before making a final ruling. It launched the investigation a year ago, threatening trade that has grown massively in 2009 and 2010, when China became the world’s largest importer. Since the

Grain Markets, News

China extends probe on U.S. DDGs

January 5, 2012

China’s Commerce Ministry said Dec. 28 that it will extend an anti-dumping probe on imports of U.S. dried distillers grains (DDGs) until June 28 before making a final ruling. It launched the investigation a year ago, threatening trade that has grown massively in 2009 and 2010, when China became the world’s largest importer. Since the

News, Oilseeds

Commodity Groups Want A Trade Deal With South Korea

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 17, 2011

Commodity groups and processors are urging the federal government to get cracking on a free trade agreement with South Korea to ensure Canadian exports are not displaced by competitors. Trade talks between Canada and South Korea have been stalled since 2008. South Korea is a valuable market for Canadian grains and oilseeds, said Jim Everson,

News

Floods May Damage Quarter Of Thai Rice Crop

By Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat November 10, 2011

Thailand may lose a quarter of its main rice crop in the nation s worst flooding in decades, the government estimates, which could boost prices of the staple and further squeeze shipments from the world s top exporter. The flood damage to rice comes at a time when Thailand, which accounts for about 30 per

Daily Network News

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Bayer’s bid to curb Roundup cases

Canada-China roundup: Producer groups applaud tariff relief; pork left out; mix of criticism and praise from Trump administration

Opinion: Is a closer trade relationship with China a security risk?

Tag Archives Asia

Jordan FTA could open doors to more Middle East sales

Even as war wages around them, Syrian farmers keep country fed

Sanctions a headache, but Iran exports and imports continue

Arab countries consider grain storage site

Qatar’s next big purchase: a farming sector

Live cattle exports to the UAE

China extends probe on U.S. DDGs

China extends probe on U.S. DDGs

Commodity Groups Want A Trade Deal With South Korea

Floods May Damage Quarter Of Thai Rice Crop

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