International relations Archives - Page 9 of 21

Producers must speak up on trade

By Cam Dahl July 12, 2012

Trade negotiations. I can almost hear the pages turning as people turn to other things that seem more relevant. For years everyone involved in agriculture has been subjected to the strong arguments on both sides of this issue. And yet, very little seems to change. For example, since 2001, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha

Hogs, Livestock, News

Farm groups offer cautious support to Europe trade deal

By Alex Binkley June 5, 2012

As a posse of Harper cabinet ministers and MPs fanned out across the country to round up support for a free trade deal with Europe (CETA), several farm groups offered carefully worded backing for more trans-Atlantic trade. However, as the details of the trade deal are still being negotiated, the groups carefully stuck to the

Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Canada counter-appeals COOL ruling

April 20, 2012

staff / A World Trade Organi-zation panel’s ruling criticizing the U.S. government’s country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law is now under appeal from both sides of the table. The WTO last week reported receiving formal notice that Canada, like the U.S., plans to appeal parts of last November’s ruling from the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB). The

Cereals, Dairy cattle, Opinion

Moving beyond supply management

By Sylvain Charlebois April 7, 2012

Now that we have some clarity on the economic future of the Canadian Wheat Board, attention is slowly turning toward the issue of supply management, which has arguably served our agricultural economy well for decades. Economically speaking, these sectors have been unwavering, and consumers have long benefited from stable retail prices for these products. However,

Livestock, News

U.S. appeals WTO ruling on COOL

By Alex Binkley March 29, 2012

The Obama administration has dashed hopes for a rational settlement in the dispute with Canada and Mexico over a WTO ruling criticizing Washington’s mandatory country-of-origin labelling rules. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office announced March 23 that the U.S. would appeal the decision. It waited until almost the last minute to go the

International news, News

U.S. food sales to Cuba fall

By Reuters March 14, 2012

U.S. agricultural exports to Cuba declined six per cent last year on top of a 31 per cent decline in 2010 as the Communist-led island’s financial woes continued and it turned elsewhere to buy food, a trade group said Feb. 22. Cuba, which imports most of its food, gets chicken, corn, soy, wheat, pork and

Opinion

Round drags on WTO strength

By Tom Miles January 24, 2012

The 153 members of the World Trade Organization agree on two things: We’re in a hole. And we must keep digging. The hole is the Doha Development Round, a decade-old negotiation that was billed as the next stage of trade liberalization after the creation of the WTO itself. After repeated failures to clinch a deal,

News, Oilseeds

Commodity Groups Want A Trade Deal With South Korea

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 17, 2011

Commodity groups and processors are urging the federal government to get cracking on a free trade agreement with South Korea to ensure Canadian exports are not displaced by competitors. Trade talks between Canada and South Korea have been stalled since 2008. South Korea is a valuable market for Canadian grains and oilseeds, said Jim Everson,

News

Supply Management A Sticking Point In Trade Talks With Europe

October 27, 2011

OTTAWA/REUTERS / Canada and the European Union will need to put in quite a lot of hard work to settle several key differences in talks on a proposed free trade deal, according to senior officials. Recent talks, the ninth round to date, are aimed at finalizing a deal by next year. Both sides said significant

Livestock

Briefs

October 13, 2011

Russia says meat imports deal clears obstacle to WTO MOSCOW/REUTERS Russia, aiming to join the World Trade Organization by the end of the year, has arrived at a compromise on meat imports, which have been a sticking point in final talks. Russia regulates meat imports with annual tariff quotas, under which certain volumes may be

Daily Network News

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Rising loonie pushes down cash prices

Prairie forecast: Arctic air dominates the forecast

Bayer takes its multi-front battle on pesticide liability to Kansas

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