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Cautious Approach Urged In EU Trade Talks

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“(Canadian farmers) would be forgiven for suggesting that the standard of support in the EU is risk elimination.” – TRADE CONSULTANT PETER CLARK Acautious approach to negotiating the agriculture component of a free trade agreement with the European Union is needed, warns trade expert Peter Clark. Clark’s observations about the trade talks came as the
Grain Markets, Oilseeds

StatsCan Acreage Data Released, Ignored

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform closed the week ended June 25 with advances. The nearby July contract managed to post the best advances in response to the buying back of previously sold positions. The rolling out
Crops

Colombia Free Trade Deal A Plus

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Aggressive support from farmers and farm organizations helped push legislation formalizing the Canada-Columbia free trade agreement through the Senate, Grain Growers of Canada says in a release. “Our message of the need for market access has resonated in Ottawa. Our members were represented at committee by real farmers, and we had many meetings to build
Cereals, Crops, Forages, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Jul. 1, 2010

Out of time: Wet conditions limited planting by Western Canadian farmers this spring to only 82 per cent of the original planned acreage, the Canadian Wheat Board said June 21. The final crop insurance deadlines passed on June 20. Farmers are expected to plant their smallest acreage of wheat, durum and barley in decades and
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In Brief… – for Jun. 24, 2010

Butt out and keep your hands on the wheel: As of July 15, drivers caught texting or using hand-held cellphones while operating a motor vehicle face a $191 fine, Highways Minister Steve Ashton has announced. That’s when amendments to the Highway Traffic Act approved last year take effect. Use of hands-free devices and 911 calls
Cereals, News

Speedy Passage Urged For Colombia Trade Deal

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Farm groups are turning their attention to the Senate in hopes of getting legislation approving a free trade deal with Colombia passed. The bill languished in the Commons for months as the NDP and Bloc Quebecois tried to stop its passage over concerns about attacks on trade unionists and reformers in the South American country.
Opinion

Trade Talks Stuck In Past

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The surest way to confirm if anyone in Washington, D. C. is telling you the truth about trade is to watch their lips: if they move, they’re stretching the blanket one way or the other. Of course, not many lips have moved on trade last year or this year. Indeed, on the White House to-do
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DuPont Likes EU Moves On GMO Crops

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Moves by the European Union to overhaul its approval system for genetically modified crops is a “big step forward,” but it is likely to be some time before the bloc is open to widespread cultivation of key crops, a leading DuPont executive said June 8. Citing a provision of reported regulatory plans to allow EU
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Biofuels From Deforested Land To Fail EU Standards

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Palm oil grown on recently deforested land is unlikely to be acceptable for use in European biodiesel, a draft report from the European Commission shows. The environmental standards add to a growing list of challenges for Asia’s palm industry, including Indonesia’s $1-billion climate deal with Norway last month and consumer worries about deforestation. The European
Crops

Syngenta Concerned About Eu Gm Proposals

An EU move away from a single-market approach on genetically modified (GM) technology could possibly create new trade bans, the principal scientific adviser at seed company Syngenta said June 9. “It’s clear that within Europe there are some countries that will never accept GM technology. The issue is going to be, if you go away

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