Canada Archives - Page 64 of 112 - Manitoba Co-operator

(Canada Border Services Agency video screengrab)

U.S. pushing for NAFTA deal ahead of Thursday deadline

By David Lawder, GFM Network News May 16, 2018

Washington | Reuters — The United States is still pushing for a deal to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the White House said on Wednesday, while a top Mexican official held out the possibility of an agreement in the coming weeks. President Donald Trump is committed to getting a better agreement with

Markets

NAFTA talks drag on as U.S., Mexico spar over autos

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News May 9, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Top-level talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement made little headway on Wednesday as the U.S. and Mexico sought to settle differences over the key issue of automobiles, three well-placed sources said. With time fast running out to reach a deal, the two NAFTA members are discussing a U.S.

Crops

China customs expanding checks on U.S. fruit imports

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume, Yawen Chen May 5, 2018

Beijing/Chicago | Reuters –– China’s major ports of entry have ramped up checks on fresh fruit imports from the U.S., five Chinese industry sources said, which could delay shipments from U.S. growers already dealing with higher tariffs as Sino-U.S. trade ties worsen. Fruits were among 128 U.S. goods that China slapped with more expensive import

Illinois grain farmer Lucas Strom, shown here April 10 in unincorporated Kane County just west of Chicago, had planned to purchase a grain bin but changed his mind when the price increased after the announcement of steel tariffs by the Trump administration last month. (Photo: Reuters/P.J. Huffstutter)

Crops

Steel tariff shrapnel hits U.S. farmers

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek April 14, 2018

Kane County, Ill. | Reuters — Lucas Strom, who runs a century-old family farm in rural Illinois, canceled an order to buy a new US$71,000 grain bin last month — after the seller raised the price five per cent in a day. The reason: steel prices jumped right after U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs.

Crops, Markets

Argentina exports biodiesel to Canada after U.S. imposes tariffs

By GFM Network News, Maximilian Heath April 13, 2018

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine biodiesel producer Ecofuel exported 29,000 tonnes of biodiesel to Canada in March and plans to make a new shipment of the same volume to the country this month, an advisor to biofuels industry group Carbio said Friday. The deal, which marks Argentina’s first biodiesel exports to Canada, comes after

Markets

U.S. to take another look at Pacific trade pact

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 12, 2018

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump has asked his trade advisers to look at rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a multinational trade pact he withdrew the U.S. from last year, White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said. Republican senators met with Trump on Thursday and he told them that he has asked U.S. Trade Representative

Livestock, Other

Turkey producers still waiting on promised federal compensation

Trade deals ruffle the feathers of turkey producers who say government commitment falls short

By Shannon VanRaes April 3, 2018

Turkey producers are calling on the federal government to back up its stated support of supply management by putting money on the table. “It seems that with every trade deal our industry is undermined to a greater extent, regardless of the platitudes of support expressed by our government of the day,” said Bill Uruski, chairman

Markets

Trade bloc Mercosur, Canada launch talks for trade deal

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 9, 2018

Asuncion| Reuters — South American trade bloc Mercosur formally launched discussions for a trade deal with Canada on Friday, in a move officials said would signal an embrace of free trade at a time other countries are moving toward protectionist policies. For Canada, the talks with the group, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay,

Markets

Canada sticks to measured tack in U.S. trade row

By GFM Network News March 7, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada is sticking to its keep-calm strategy as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up trade war rhetoric, convinced that no move is the best move for the country with the most to lose, but critics say it risks being a soft target if its strategy fails. While the European Union immediately

Crops

Pot firm Aurora’s CanniMed deal gets regulatory nod

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 28, 2018

Reuters — Canada’s No. 2 marijuana producer Aurora Cannabis on Wednesday received final regulatory approval for the purchase of smaller rival CanniMed Therapeutics, which would make it the world’s most valuable weed producer. The approval of the $1.1 billion deal from the Competition Bureau follows months of tensions between the companies and comes at a

Daily Network News

Argus cuts Ukraine wheat crop forecast on lower harvest area

Argentina soybean production to be firm in 2026-27

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Tag Archives Canada

U.S. pushing for NAFTA deal ahead of Thursday deadline

NAFTA talks drag on as U.S., Mexico spar over autos

China customs expanding checks on U.S. fruit imports

Steel tariff shrapnel hits U.S. farmers

Argentina exports biodiesel to Canada after U.S. imposes tariffs

U.S. to take another look at Pacific trade pact

Turkey producers still waiting on promised federal compensation

Trade bloc Mercosur, Canada launch talks for trade deal

Canada sticks to measured tack in U.S. trade row

Pot firm Aurora’s CanniMed deal gets regulatory nod

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for April 10, 2026

Latest Market News