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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

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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

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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
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

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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

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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

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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
Most Canadian farmers praise quick passage of CPTPP law
News, Other

Most Canadian farmers praise quick passage of CPTPP law

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

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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

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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
Mexico’s then foreign minister Luis Videgaray (l to r), Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Mexico’s then economy minister Ildefonso Guajardo pose for a picture after delivering a joint message in Mexico City this past May.
News, Other

Amigos no more

How Donald Trump split Mexico and Canada in trade talks

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Reuters – A day after winning the Mexican presidential election, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took a congratulatory call from U.S. President Donald Trump. But Trump had something more important on his mind: Would Mexico’s new president consider a bilateral trade deal? Lopez Obrador responded he would be “open to the possibility” in the absence of

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