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EU adopts post-Brexit import quotas for farm produce

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 29, 2019

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union on Monday adopted quotas for farming produce it will accept from third countries after Britain leaves the bloc and acknowledged this could happen before it has concluded talks with them on the subject. The EU has in place a series of tariff rate quotas, allowing agricultural producers such

Bitter, stalemated politics are grinding institutions around the world to a halt, and as of late, the U.S. is clearly not immune.

Comment, Other

Comment: Let us pray

Political turmoil and gridlock in the U.S. is just one symptom of a world in gridlock that can’t solve problems

By Alan Guebert January 16, 2019

Man, that ended badly. December limped to an ugly conclusion as nearly everyone from Wall Street to Main Street took a year-end pounding not seen in three generations. Pick an investment sector (stocks, bonds, commodities); a nation state (the U.S., China, or the European Union); or a political system (a democratic republic, parliamentary, or single-party

Markets

Britain faces fresh food bottleneck if no Brexit deal

By GFM Network News January 10, 2019

London | Reuters — Britain faces a fresh food bottleneck if it drops out of the EU without a deal, the country’s largest supermarket group warned on Thursday, echoing comments from its biggest rival the previous day. As the country counts down to Brexit while politicians remain deadlocked over how best to oversee its departure

A traditional stone barn in Swaledale, Yorkshire. (JayKay57/Getty Images)

Livestock, Weather

Britain outlines post-Brexit farm policy in bill

By GFM Network News, Reuters September 11, 2018

London | Reuters –– Britain will introduce legislation on Wednesday for agricultural policy after it leaves the European Union that will link support for farmers to the provision of public benefits such as tackling climate change or preserving beautiful landscapes. The Agriculture Bill, primarily covering England, will provide the basis for policy in a sector

News

U.K. promises post-Brexit agriculture plan

Farmers are demanding more clarity, frictionless trade with EU

By Nigel Hunt March 26, 2018

The British government will publish a consultation paper on future agriculture policy “very shortly,” Environment Minister Michael Gove said Feb. 20, as farmers demanded more clarity on their prospect after the country quits the European Union. “Our consultation paper will outline how we plan to change things more broadly. The paper will outline a clear

Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef producers get trade rundown at AGM

From NAFTA to CETA and all points in between, trade was a key topic at the Manitoba Beef Producers annual meeting

By Alexis Stockford February 26, 2018

There are at least as many questions as answers when it comes to beef and trade. Canadian beef is looking good in Asia with CPTPP, the replacement to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, proceeding. China remains a tempting fruit — but with more than a few thorns in the way — while questions remain over trade with

Farmer John Sheridan opens a gate on a farm which straddles both borders where the gate marks the exact border between Ireland and Northern Ireland between County Cavan and County Fermanagh near Florencecourt, Northern Ireland on Nov. 30. (Clodagh Kilcoyne photo for Reuters)

Livestock

Farmers demand invisible Irish border, post-Brexit

By GFM Network News December 1, 2017

Florencecourt, Northern Ireland | Reuters — Northern Irish sheep farmers like John Sheridan collectively transport more than 1,000 lambs a day over the Irish border for slaughter and shipment to shoppers across the European Union. At the moment, the process is seamless. But Sheridan sees a threat to his life’s work, his family’s future and

Livestock, Markets

Britain reported looking to NAFTA if Brexit deal fails

By GFM Network News, Reuters October 10, 2017

London | Reuters — Britain could join a formal trade alliance with the United States, Canada and Mexico if the European Union refuses to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday. The newspaper said British ministers were looking at joining the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as part of

Following the Brexit vote farmers are pulling in their horns and cutting investment plans.

International news

U.K. farmers hold on to cash, cut investment on Brexit uncertainty

Uncertain about trade access and farm programs they’re planning  to cut investments in machinery and land

By Mariana Ionova March 6, 2017

British farmers are holding back on big investments as they brace for the U.K.’s exit from the European Union, their largest market and a vital source of subsidies. Agriculture enjoyed a brief boost after Britain voted to leave the bloc last June, when a weaker pound lifted profits by about 12 per cent and subsidy

Swaledale, a dale (valley) in Yorkshire. (CIA.gov)

Livestock

U.K. farming minister seeks big changes to farm policy post-Brexit

By GFM Network News, Nigel Hunt February 21, 2017

Birmingham | Reuters –– Britain’s farm policy is set for a major shake-up when the country leaves the European Union because the current system is poor value for money, has too much red tape and provides few incentives to use the latest technologies, farming and environment minister Andrea Leadsom said Tuesday. Leadsom said she was

Daily Network News

‘Significant’ Canadian GDP slide expected in 2026, FCC says

Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher

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