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Editorial: Rubber meets road on trade deals

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It’s an article of faith in many parts of Canada’s agriculture economy that trade is good, the freer the better. In the run-up to recent deals with the European Union (CETA) and a group of Asian-Pacific trading partners (CPTPP,) many of your industry groups were among the loudest and most supportive voices. Both are now
Export Development Canada expects the pork industry to win an additional $639 million over what is already a $1-billion-a-year Japanese market under the CPTPP trade deal.
Livestock, News

Tallying up the CPTPP trade deal

Manitoba agriculture stands to benefit

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Manitoba’s ag sector is getting ready for a new trade reality now that CPTPP has loosened trade bounds between Canada and Pacific Rim countries. The 11-nation trade deal, which was almost derailed in 2017 with the sudden withdrawal by the U.S., officially came into force Dec. 30, 2018, with Canada as one of the first
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
World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, July 26, 2018.
International news, News, Other

U.S. President Trump forces WTO revamp

Threats and demands from the U.S. president have sparked an ‘existential crisis’ for the organization

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The World Trade Organization is scrambling to develop a plan for the biggest reform in its 23-year history. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump brought the world’s top trade court to the brink of collapse by blocking appointments of its judges and threatening to pull the United States out of the organization. Trump’s administration
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
The Senate dealt with the bill within a week of receiving it from the Commons, but cautioned government that legislators shouldn’t be taken for granted in the process of approving new laws.
News, Other

Canada signs on to CPTPP

Senators chastised the government for taking them for granted on time-sensitive trade bills

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Ottawa – Grain and livestock groups seeking greater market access in Asia are among the loudest voices welcoming the ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership. Senate gave final approval to the deal Oct.25, and the bill received Royal Assent shortly afterwards. All that remains is notifying the CPTT administration in Auckland, New Zealand,
Opinion, Other

Opinion: Let’s get moving on CPTPP

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The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada The Honourable Andrew Scheer, leader of the Official Opposition and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democratic Party Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada Sept 12, 2018 Dear Messrs. Trudeau,
Carrot hanging on the end of angled stick
Comment, Opinion, Other

The carrot, the stick, and U.S. farmers

Trade turmoil has the White House picking winners and losers in the U.S. farm sector

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The Trump administration’s good cop/bad cop approach to U.S. trade policy was on full display Aug. 27 when President Donald J. Trump, the bad cop that day, announced a very incomplete NAFTA trade deal — fuelled by his heavy use of tariffs — that pointedly excluded Canada. That day’s good cop was U.S. Secretary of
Herd of Holstein Friesian cows
Comment, Opinion

Opinion: The whole dairy picture

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The current press frenzy around Canada’s supply-managed dairy system is mostly thanks to the rhetoric of politicians south of the border. However, debate about the system has gone on within our own Canadian media for a long time too. Media debate around supply management often focuses on the issue of price for product on the
News, Other

Canada to host WTO reform meeting in October

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Canada will host a meeting in October of trade ministers from countries supporting reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its rules for ensuring fair international trade. Jim Carr, minister of international trade diversification, has invited ministers from around the world who are committed to the multilateral trading system, said Allison Lewis, a spokeswoman

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