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A host of factors such as blows to commodity prices, global trade uncertainty and weather challenges have impacted farmland values.

Manitoba bucks slower farmland value growth trend

The Keystone province saw growth nearly three per cent higher than the national average

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 23, 2019

Manitoba is the lone province to buck a trend toward lower farmland values growth. A recently released Farm Credit Canada review found only modest national growth this year, falling from 6.6 per cent in 2018 to a 3.3 per cent annualized increase in the first half of 2019. Manitoba, however, notched a 6.2 per cent

Green Party leader Elizabeth May walks off the set past moderator Paul Wells (l), Conservative leader Andrew Scheer and New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh after the Maclean’s/Citytv leaders’ debate in Toronto on Sept. 12, 2019. (Pool photo: Frank Gunn via Reuters)

Markets

Election 2019: Ag groups want the parties to pay attention

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — Two major national farm organizations want the political parties to pay more attention to agriculture as the federal election continues. However, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and the National Farmers Union (NFU) have somewhat different takes as to what they see as paramount. “It’s really important that we uphold the quality of

Social life revolves around weekend barbecues for Argentines, wealthy or poor.

Markets

Steak-crazy Argentines keep buying beef

A recession and run on their peso is  making the staple protein much more expensive

By Hugh Bronstein, Marina Lammertyn September 10, 2019

Times are hard in recession-hit Argentina and the peso currency’s latest crash has jolted food prices higher. But in a country where eating beef is considered more a right than a luxury, people are stretching their budgets to keep buying steak while butcher shops see profit margins shrink. Social life revolves around weekend barbecues for

When farms go high tech they won’t need as many employees — but the ones they have will need specialized skills.

News, Other

Workers and tech needed to plug labour gap

But as the sector becomes more technology driven, there’s a serious skills mismatch

By Alex Binkley August 6, 2019

Back-to-back announcements on agriculture work issues spell out the challenge that farmers will increasingly face in grappling with long-standing worker shortages and adopting new technology into their operations. First was a report July 22 from the Canadian Agriculture Human Resources Council (CAHRC) that said “nearly all farm employers share similar challenges when it comes to

U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a question as he speaks to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, March 29, 2019. Trump has faulted China for not making good on promises to buy more American agricultural products. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Other

Trump threatens new tariffs as U.S.-China trade tensions spike again

By David Lawder, GFM Network News August 1, 2019

Washington | Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to impose a 10 percent tariff on a remaining $300 billion list of Chinese imports starting Sept. 1, after U.S. and Chinese negotiators failed to kickstart trade talks between the world’s two largest economies. The levies – which would hit a wide swath of

How does Canada protect its trading relationships when the rules of trade have been thrown out the window?

Comment, Opinion, Other

Comment: Protecting trade in a protectionist era

Canada needs to respond to trade barriers by using dispute settlement mechanisms

By Cam Dahl May 28, 2019

The world has become protectionist. There is, justifiably, much focus on issues with China. But it is not just China. Canadian agriculture commodities are blocked in India, Italy, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam and face issues in key markets like Peru. Countries are turning inward, finding new ways to block trade. How do we protect our

Fortune teller reading future with crystal ball

Markets, Other

Cracked crystal balls abound

Predictions have a funny way of turning out spectacularly wrong

By David Derwin May 8, 2019

Over spring break, I read a fascinating book called History’s Worst Predictions And The People Who Made Them, by Eric Chaline. It covers predictions since Roman times from topics including war, financial markets, technology, economics as well as end of the world or doomsday scenarios. What made it so interesting was not that these predictions

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Volatility likely to linger

By Laura Rance-Unger November 15, 2018

When you are as dependent on exports as Canadian farmers, the ability to weather volatile markets has to be part of the business plan. The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance says Canada exports half of the beef and cattle produced, 70 per cent of its soybeans, 70 per cent of its pork production, 75 per cent

News, Other

Most Canadian farmers praise quick passage of CPTPP law

New opportunities and a levelled playing field with other agriculture exporters are lauded

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 5, 2018

Canada’s grain farmers and other export-oriented producers have issued statements praising the Canadian government for quickly passing legislation ratifying the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) paving the way for Canadian farmers to see increased export volumes that could result in higher farm revenues as early as next spring. Alberta Wheat and Barley

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks to the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 17, 2018.

Dairy cattle, News, Poultry

Federal government under pressure on supply management compensation

Plan should be in place before USMCA receives final approval, say opposition senators and MPs

By Alex Binkley October 23, 2018

The federal government is still facing political pressure to deliver on compensation plans for dairy and poultry producers. And those calling for action say it needs to happen in advance of signing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Before starting Parliament’s week-long Thanksgiving break, MPs from all parties backed a motion calling for a financial compensation

Daily Network News

Russia targets seeds market as traditional export customers boost grains production

China buys more Canadian canola

Klassen: Western Canadian calf prices ratchet higher

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