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Bridges, Not Threats, Seen Needed In U. S. Meat Rows

By Bob Burgdorfer January 14, 2010

“We have got to build bridges and you don’t do that with threats.” – PHIL SENG, USMEF Preventing trade disputes, such as a row with Taiwan on beef and with Russia on chicken and pork, requires greater effort by the U. S. government in understanding the needs of importing countries, the U. S. Meat Export

Livestock

EU Charges Animal Feed Firms In Antitrust Case

January 14, 2010

Several European companies have been sent charge sheets as part of an investigation into a suspected animal-feed cartel, a spokesman for Europe’s competition watchdog said Jan. 8. “I can confirm that the commission has sent a statement of objections to a number of companies concerning a suspected cartel in the animal feed phosphates sector,” said

Crops, Oilseeds

Flax Output Seen Down On Further GM Issues

By Dwayne Klassen January 14, 2010

Canadian flaxseed production in the upcoming 2010-11 crop year will be significantly lower than during 2009-10 if Canada’s ability to export it remains impeded in Europe, Japan and now Brazil, according to industry sources. “The concern that buyer after buyer would become concerned with importing GMO-contaminated flaxseed from Canada is slowly becoming a reality,” said

News, Oilseeds

EU’s GM Flax Tolerance Too Low

By Allan Dawson January 7, 2010

Canada’s flax exports to the European Union won’t return to normal any time soon because the tolerance for genetically modified (GM) CDC Triffid flax is too low, exporters say. Their fears seem even more justified since the Canadian Commission (CGC) has concluded “that FP967 (CDC Triffid) is present throughout the Canadian flaxseed crop at low

Opinion

Green Box Subsidies Can Also Distort Trade

By Jonathan Lynn January 7, 2010

Efforts to overhaul agricultural support in rich countries are increasingly under challenge for failing to remove the unfair distortions in global trade that they purport to eliminate, a new study says. The study by agriculture and trade economists, published by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), questions the thrust of farm negotiations

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Knowing The Variety Applies To More Than Wheat

By Allan Dawson January 7, 2010

The message “know what you’re growing” is usually aimed at farmers producing wheat, but it applies to canola and flax too. Wheat growers need to know the variety they’re growing so they can deliver it to the proper class, which is crucial in assuring customer satisfaction. But with canola and flax the emphasis is on

Crops

Include European Pesticide Policy In Free Trade Talks

By Alex Binkley December 24, 2009

Officials negotiating a free trade deal with Europe must get EU officials to clarify the impact proposed pesticide registration rules will have on food imports from Canada, says Ron Bonnett, first vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. “We plan to raise this issue with Canadian negotiators,” Bonnett said in an interview after a meeting

Opinion

Fault Lines Run Deep As EU Farm Policy Talks Heat Up

By Bate Felix December 17, 2009

An “offensive strategy” by France to take the lead in shaping a reform of European Union farm policy may not be enough to shield French farmers from the far-reaching changes sought by other member states. The 27-nation bloc plans to overhaul its complex Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which often provokes fierce arguments, and wants to

Country Crossroads

End To “Banana Wars” Seen Within Reach

By Darren Ennis December 10, 2009

Adeal to end the world’s longest-running trade dispute over import tariffs on bananas is virtually complete, but a final agreement may not be reached until next week, diplomats involved in the talks said Friday. The European Union and Latin America had hoped to wrap up a deal Friday to end the 16-year-old “banana wars.” An

News

Canada-EU Trade Talk A “Big Deal”

By Allan Dawson December 3, 2009

Everything, including supply management, is still on the table six months into talks between Canada and the European Union (EU) on a trade deal that could be more comprehensive than the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada’s chief negotiator says. “We have agreed from the start everything is on the table,” Steve Verheul of

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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