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Bunge’s agent overturns Brazil injunction blocking access to key port

By Ana Mano April 26, 2021

Reuters – Brazil’s Litoral Soluções, an unlisted port agent representing U.S. grain trader Bunge, won the reversal of an injunction blocking its right to ship grains from a key southern Brazilian port’s public terminal. The ruling, by Judge João Carlos Franco, overturned his own earlier decision suspending the contract. A final court decision is still

Markets, News

British meat, seafood exports to EU recovered in February — govt. official

By Maytaal Angel April 21, 2021

Reuters – Britain’s meat and seafood exports to the European Union recovered in February from the January slump that followed the country’s exit from the EU’s single market and customs union, a government official said recently, citing preliminary data. Additional checks and paperwork for British exports since the end of the Brexit transition period on

The flags of countries who are members of the AEC (ASEAN economic community).

News, Other

ASEAN trade pact looms as Canada explores bilateral deals

The smaller deals are seen as building blocks for a larger regional agreement

By D.C. Fraser April 19, 2021

Canada continues to pursue a multilateral free trade agreement with Southeast Asian nations, and those involved with negotiations say bilateral deals in the region could lead to larger pacts. The pursuit of a free trade deal with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a block of 10 member states, began three years ago but

The World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on Oct. 28, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse)

News, Other

Agriculture groups share thoughts on WTO reform

Organizations say the WTO remains the best path forward for the country

By D.C. Fraser April 19, 2021

Meetings held by Canada’s International Trade Committee garnered responses from farm organizations expressing broad support for efforts to continue reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO). The country’s chief negotiator, Steve Verheul, told committee members in early March that even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, “… the multilateral trading system was facing an increasingly challenging environment,

Letters, Op/Ed, Other

Letters: Promote peace not war

By Ernie Wiens April 15, 2021

I am responding to a recent article in the March 11 issue: “More Canadian defence spending, more exports to U.S.” David MacNaughton, Canada’s former ambassador to the United States, addressing the Canadian Crops Convention, suggests that if Canada spent more on defence it would pay dividends in trade with the U.S. Surely Mr. MacNaughton must

“We’d like to hopefully close this chapter off and get rid of all the remaining restrictions related to BSE and put that behind us once and for all.” – Dennis Laycraft, Canadian Cattlemen’s Association

Livestock, News, Other

Cattle industry sharpens gaze on Asia with steps toward BSE risk downgrade

A jump to BSE-negligible status would dovetail with the beef sector’s plan to grow market share in Asia, where some of the last restrictions against Canadian beef still remain

By Alexis Stockford April 5, 2021

The Canadian beef sector’s trade goals for Asia may be about to hit a new stride, given new hopes for a downgrade to Canada’s international BSE risk status. In mid-March, the federal government announced that Canada’s application to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), which would move Canada’s status down to BSE negligible, had

Markets, News

Japan temporarily sets higher tariffs on U.S. beef imports

Imports surpass the tariff-rate quota

By Reuters March 30, 2021

Tokyo | Reuters – Japan is temporarily raising tariffs on U.S. beef imports as volumes have exceeded levels agreed to between the two nations for the fiscal year ending on March 31, Japan’s Agriculture Ministry said March 17. From March 18, the tariff will rise to 38.5 per cent from 25.8 per cent for 30

Livestock Markets, News

Brazil cattle supplies to remain tight, hitting beef packers

By Ana Mano March 23, 2021

Reuters – A shortage of cattle for slaughtering will continue to weigh on Brazilian beef processors for at least a year, Fernando Iglesias, an analyst with Safras & Mercado, said in a recent presentation. Brazil’s tight supplies, caused by the slaughtering of cows and strong demand for beef in markets like China, has led companies

Two years later a new study has put a very large price tag on to China’s canola ban.

News, Oilseeds

The canola price puzzle

Two years into China’s ban on Canadian canola, a new report pegs the true cost to farmers at as much as $1.3 billion

By Allan Dawson March 18, 2021

Many brush off the effect of China’s de facto ban on Canadian canola, pointing to record prices and huge global exports. But that’s a mistake, according to a new study commissioned by the Canola Council of Canada. LeftField Commodity Research delved a bit deeper for the council and found that between March 6, 2019 and

News, Oilseeds

Canola Council of Canada’s Market Access Plan

By Allan Dawson March 18, 2021

Two years after China began restricting imports of Canadian canola seed there are no signs normal sales will resume any time soon. “Unfortunately there isn’t any real change to report on,” Brian Innes, the Canola Council of Canada’s (CCC) vice-president of public affairs, said in an interview March 10. And while there seems to be

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn lower

U.S. grains: Soy futures dip as traders await China sales; corn, wheat sag

Seeds Canada announces Dan Wright as new CEO

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