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File photo of street food on display in Hue, Vietnam. (RomanBabakin/iStock/Getty Images)

Vietnam considers CPTPP-level tariff cuts on U.S. ag products

By GFM Network News, Reuters December 9, 2019

Hanoi | Reuters — Vietnam is considering cutting tariffs on several U.S. products, the ministry of finance said in a statement on Monday, after U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross urged Vietnam to reduce its trade surplus during a visit to Hanoi last month. Tariffs on chicken and processed chicken meat, almonds, grapes, wheat, pork and

Ag Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau speaks at Cigi in Winnipeg on March 13, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Markets

Future of ag policy remains unclear ahead of election

By D.C. Fraser, GFM Network News October 18, 2019

Ottawa – If polls and pundits are to be believed, Monday’s federal election will result in a minority government — meaning no single party would alone be dictating the immediate future of agricultural policy in Canada. While the true results won’t be known until Monday night, most pollsters are speculating either a Conservative or Liberal-led

Wagyu beef on skewers at a Tokyo market. (Michal_Staniewski/iStock/Getty Images)

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Japan deal levels field for U.S. beef, but sales surge unlikely

By GFM Network News, Linda Sieg, Tom Polansek September 26, 2019

Tokyo/Chicago | Reuters — U.S. beef exporters, unhappy after President Donald Trump pulled out of a multilateral trade pact in 2017, stand to sell more meat in Japan after the U.S. leader and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cut a deal to slice into tariffs. But agriculture experts say that for now, that boost may

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy payments to be based on quota at Aug. 31

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff September 22, 2019

Canadian dairy farmers’ piece of the first year of a federal free trade compensation package is going to be based on quota they held at the end of last month. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on Sept. 6 announced more details for what’s been dubbed the Dairy Direct Payment Program, though a registration period hasn’t yet

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau addresses the 2019 Dairy Farmers of Canada AGM in Saskatoon in July. (Photo courtesy AAFC)

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Future payouts from dairy fund still up for discussion

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff August 22, 2019

What happens to the rest of Canada’s eight-year, $1.75 billion funding envelope to compensate its dairy farmers for other countries’ gains in market access is still up for discussion, according to the federal ag minister. In a statement Wednesday, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Ottawa gets that Canadian dairy farmers want more direct payments beyond

Canadian dairy farmers will get $345 million in direct payments in the first year of an eight-year, $1.75 billion support package. (John Greig photo)

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy farmers to get direct cash payment as trade compensation

By GFM Network News, John Greig August 16, 2019

Canadian dairy farmers will be getting direct cash compensation after the government gave up dairy market access to other countries in recent trade deals. The compensation follows promises by the Trudeau government — and the Harper government before it — that dairy farmers would be compensated in some form for the loss of market. Why

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Supply-managed sector compensation details due before election

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff July 22, 2019

Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has pledged to lay out details on trade pact compensation for supply-managed sectors before the federal election in October. The pledge comes as the federal Liberals face pressure from supply-managed sectors and the federal opposition Conservatives to deliver on compensation for access granted to the Canadian market under Canada’s free

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Japan now accepting Canadian OTM beef

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff May 21, 2019

The last of Japan’s BSE-related restrictions on Canadian beef are lifted as of last Friday, with the Japanese government’s agreement to allow beef from Canadian cattle over 30 months of age (OTMs). Citing industry estimates, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said the added access announced Tuesday could mean an increase of up to 20 per cent

Finance Minister Bill Morneau appears at a pre-budget event March 14 at the Toronto Kiwanis Boys + Girls Clubs. (BMorneau.liberal.ca)

Markets, Weather

Farm groups see something for everyone in federal budget

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff March 20, 2019

Response so far from farm and agribusiness organizations to Tuesday’s pre-election budget suggests the federal government has managed to find at least one line item for everyone in the ag sector. Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget pledges compensation for supply-managed sectors facing financial hits from international trade pacts, funding for a new federal food policy

Wheat being loaded onto a cargo ship in Vancouver in 2011. (File photo: Reuters/Ben Nelms)

Crops, Markets

Canadian wheat exports keep strong pace

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 25, 2019

Canadian wheat exports during the 2018-19 crop year-to-date are running at a record pace, with exports as of Sunday roughly 1.4 million tonnes ahead of what was exported during the same time frame the previous crop year. Canada has exported 8.87 million tonnes of wheat as of Sunday, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission

Daily Network News

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Tag Archives CPTPP

Vietnam considers CPTPP-level tariff cuts on U.S. ag products

Future of ag policy remains unclear ahead of election

Japan deal levels field for U.S. beef, but sales surge unlikely

Dairy payments to be based on quota at Aug. 31

Future payouts from dairy fund still up for discussion

Dairy farmers to get direct cash payment as trade compensation

Supply-managed sector compensation details due before election

Japan now accepting Canadian OTM beef

Farm groups see something for everyone in federal budget

Canadian wheat exports keep strong pace

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