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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker — shown here at right with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last November — has taken the EU’s free trade pact with Canada off the fast track by allowing each EU member nation’s parliament to ratify the deal. (PM.gc.ca)

EU bows to pressure, gives member parliaments say in Canada trade deal

By GFM Network News, Robin Emmott July 5, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Commission bowed to pressure to give Europe’s parliaments the right to ratify a landmark free-trade deal with Canada, a decision meant to address public concerns but which could wreck Europe’s broader trade strategy. In the face of popular suspicion about secretive trade deals benefiting big companies, Commission President Jean-Claude

Supporters of the Stronger In Campaign react as results of the EU referendum  are announced at the Royal Festival Hall, in London.

International news, News

Brexit fallout extends to Prairie farms

Commodity markets are roiling and key trade deals are in jeopardy

By Reuters July 4, 2016

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union threw key trade deals in jeopardy while sending shock waves through global financial and commodity markets last week. Most equities and commodities, including wheat, corn and soybeans, dropped sharply in trade the day after the June 23 referendum, while traditional safe-haven investments like gold and the U.S. dollar

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Brexit, red beans and rice

By Laura Rance-Unger June 30, 2016

The plates served up to reporters attending a World Refugee Day event hosted by Canadian Foodgrains Bank June 20 were symbolic of rations for refugees displaced from their homes by war — red beans and rice. Three days later, the industrialized world was trying to swallow a heaping plate of Brexit — also symbolic —

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 28. (PMO photo by Adam Scotti)

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Canadian beef follows tricky paths to international markets

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News June 30, 2016

CNS Canada — Canadian beef continues to find its way to markets around the world, but while a new deal with Mexico has brought smiles to the cattle industry, questions remain surrounding Canada’s proposed trade deal with the European Union. Britain’s recent referendum to exit the European Union has thrown into question whether the Comprehensive

Livestock, Markets

Loonie tanks post-Brexit, but benefits minimal for farmers

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus June 27, 2016

CNS Canada — The Canadian dollar slipped after Britain voted Thursday to leave the European Union, a trend which one financial analyst expects to continue in an otherwise uncertain environment. But the loonie hasn’t fallen far enough to bring support to Canadian commodity markets. “Short-term, we’re going to be dealing with the day-to-day volatility and

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Ottawa plans talks toward dairy farmers’ CETA compensation

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 2, 2016

The federal government has pledged to meet with dairy sector representatives within 30 days to draw up a compensation plan for concessions made in Canada’s planned free trade pact with the European Union. “Our conversations will address, among other issues, transition support for producers and processors, as well as proposed program and investment options,” Agriculture

News

Processors see more opportunity than negatives in CETA deal

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: Ice wine, pet foods and jam makers are analyzing what potential the European market  offers their businesses to grow

By Carol Neshevich, Gfm Staff April 6, 2016

Our March 31, 2016 issue marks the third and final instalment in a series of Special Reports prepared by Glacier FarmMedia reporters on how the Comprehensive Trade and Economic Agreement (CETA) between Canada and Europe will affect Canadian food producers and processors. Charles Crawford, founder and president, Domaine Pinnacle Producers of spirits and cider based

News

European consumers prefer natural and easy-to-understand labelling

Sustainability image continues to be big issue for EU government

By Carolyn Cooper April 5, 2016

Companies that are considering exporting to the European Union must first get to know their customers. Although similar to Canadian consumers in many ways, there are significant differences among European consumers that could make or break a product in the sophisticated, mature European Union marketplace. Alan Rownan, analyst at Euromonitor International, said European consumers continue

News

Canada-Europe trade deal on track for scheduled implementation

CETA includes protection of the state’s right to regulate in many areas, says the top Canadian negotiator

By Alex Binkley April 1, 2016

A senior European Union politician says he’s hopeful the Canada-Europe free trade agreement will come into effect on schedule, sometime in 2017. Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, made the comments while visiting Ottawa and Montreal for a series of intensive meetings that are part of the committee’s final assessment of the

The Port of Halifax sees more tall ships than grain ships these days, but as home to the country’s last grain elevator on the eastern shores, some believe more grain may move by container as the CETA deal comes into effect.

Markets, News

Eastern ports authorities see shift in export grain movement

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: CETA could draw more grains and oilseeds exports to the East Coast

By Gfm Staff, Lisa Guenther March 31, 2016

Our March 31, 2016 issue marks the third and final instalment in a series of Special Reports prepared by Glacier FarmMedia reporters on how the Comprehensive Trade and Economic Agreement (CETA) between Canada and Europe will affect Canadian food producers and processors. Farmers and players in the grain trade aren’t the only ones looking forward

Daily Network News

Canadian agriculture must be seen as growth sector: Blois

Chicken, eggs benefit from demand for economical protein

Spain detects first swine fever cases outside initial Barcelona outbreak zone

Tag Archives CETA

EU bows to pressure, gives member parliaments say in Canada trade deal

Brexit fallout extends to Prairie farms

Canadian beef follows tricky paths to international markets

Loonie tanks post-Brexit, but benefits minimal for farmers

Ottawa plans talks toward dairy farmers’ CETA compensation

Processors see more opportunity than negatives in CETA deal

European consumers prefer natural and easy-to-understand labelling

Canada-Europe trade deal on track for scheduled implementation

Eastern ports authorities see shift in export grain movement

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