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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.
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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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Most agri-food groups welcome end to NAFTA drama

Many are still wading through the fine print of the new USMCA to understand its full implications

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Most Canadian farm groups are relieved a new North American trade deal will preserve existing agriculture commitments. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) still needs to be ratified by the three countries, but the negotiations have concluded and the text of the deal has been released. One exception was the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) which
Mike Gifford, Canada’s former chief agricultural trade negotiator, says the elements for a deal on agriculture through NAFTA are there without scrapping supply management.
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NAFTA ag deal while keeping supply management possible

Mike Gifford says the negotiations are unique because agriculture doesn’t top the agenda

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An agreement on agricultural trade under a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is possible without gutting dairy supply management, says Mike Gifford, Canada’s former chief agricultural trade negotiator. The United States is Canadian agriculture’s biggest customer generating more than $50 billion in annual revenues. Terminating NAFTA, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the EU-Canada Leaders’ Summit and CETA signing ceremony in Brussels, Belgium on Oct. 30, 2016.
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EU trade deal moves forward but questions remain

CETA is bucking an international trend that sees countries pulling back from trade deals

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With ratification by the European Parliament and the House of Commons, the Canada-Europe free trade deal known as CETA has taken a giant step forward. But questions remain about its full implementation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the ratification is an important milestone. “Canada and the EU will now complete their respective legislative and regulatory
President-elect Donald Trump won a surprise victory Nov. 8, partly on promises to tear up trade deals like NAFTA.
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Trump’s triumph turns to ag trade trepidation

The U.S. president-elect has threatened to tear up the $1-trillion-a-year 
North American Free Trade Agreement and says he won’t ratify the 
Trans-Pacific Partnership

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Canada’s trade-dependent economy, including agriculture, could be collateral damage in Donald Trump’s battle to make America great again. The president-elect says he’ll pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) if it can’t be renegotiated to give the U.S. a better deal. He also says he won’t ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which
European cheese is just one dairy product that’s set to enter Canada in greater volumes if looming trade deals are ratified.
Dairy cattle, News

Trade deals loom for dairy farmers

But compensation packages remain elusive

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International trade agreements continue to weigh on the minds of the province’s dairy producers. The Dairy Farmers of Manitoba held the first of its fall meetings on October 11 in Elkhorn, where conversations frequently turned to the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union. “There was nothing
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Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy market loss close to four per cent

Dairy groups told no answer is coming until after the deals are ratified

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Dairy farmers are still waiting to find out if the new federal government will honour the word of its Conservative predecessor. They were promised compensation to offset market loss under two proposed trade deals, but six months into its mandate, the Trudeau government has been noncommittal. Speaking at a Dairy Farmers of Manitoba meeting here
Processors see more opportunity than negatives in CETA deal
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Processors see more opportunity than negatives in CETA deal

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: Ice wine, pet foods and jam makers are analyzing what potential the European market 
offers their businesses to grow

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Our March 31, 2016 issue marks the third and final instalment in a series of Special Reports prepared by Glacier FarmMedia reporters on how the Comprehensive Trade and Economic Agreement (CETA) between Canada and Europe will affect Canadian food producers and processors. Charles Crawford, founder and president, Domaine Pinnacle Producers of spirits and cider based
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Crops, News

VIDEO: Flax growers skeptical of EU deal

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: Individual countries and special interest groups will continue to find ways to block trade

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Our March 24, 2016 issue marks the second in a series of Special Reports prepared by reporters from the Glacier FarmMedia network, which includes the Manitoba Co-operator. In these articles, reporters explore the implications of the yet-to-be- ratified Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union. Western Canadian farmland is a long
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: CETA is on track for 2017. Now what?

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The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union is on track for implementation in 2017, a full decade since leaders first began discussions. So now what? Last week, the Co-operator began a three-part series on CETA, assembled by a team of reporters from the Glacier FarmMedia network of publications. The series

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