Daily Network News

More News →

Tag Archives International trade

A street scene in Shanghai. 
China’s vast population makes 
food security an issue for it and 
an opportunity for Canada.
Markets, News, Other

Canada and China have reasons to re-engage on agricultural trade

China needs reliable food sources and Canada needs reliable agriculture markets, new report argues

By
It might not seem like it, but Canada and China need each other, which could be an opening to re-engage with Canada’s second-largest agricultural export customer, says a new report from the Canada West Foundation (CWF). In many ways it’s an obvious match. Canada consistently produces a lot more food than it consumes so it
Agricultural commodities and agri-foods account for one-third of Canada’s total exports to China.

News

Why the Chinese market is so critical to Canadian farmers

By
Trading with China is important for Canada, but especially for its farmers. China is Canada’s second-biggest export market for agricultural goods behind the United States, says a recent report from the Canada West Foundation. “The significance of this growing trade with China is of particular concern for Western Canada which ships close to two-thirds of
News

Can China be trusted on trade?

By
China is an important export customer for Canadian agricultural products, but can it be trusted? After the arbitrary arrest in December 2018 of two Canadians, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, many Canadians would answer no. China using non-tariff trade barriers to cut back on Canadian canola seed, soybean and pork imports in 2019-20, added to
A post-Brexit deal in Britain with the European Union is being prioritized before any deal is likely to be reached with Canada.
News, Other

Grim prospects of U.K.-Canada trade deal by end of year

The U.K. is preoccupied with ensuring there’s not a hard Brexit from the EU

By
As prospects of a trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union collapse, there is growing doubt in a post-Brexit pact involving Canada being completed by the end of the year. The U.K. left the EU on Jan. 31 and is nearing the end of an 11-month implementation period where essentially agreements remain status quo while the U.K. negotiates a more permanent
China is set to have 51 per cent of the world’s wheat in storage by mid-2021.
Comment, Markets

Comment: Wheat market looks beyond record stocks

U.S. and Russian crop woes are causing wheat prices to rally despite expected stockpiles

By
Reuters – Chicago-traded wheat futures have rallied to near six-year highs on strong global demand and unfavourable planting conditions in some major exporters, despite the expectation for record-large stockpiles by mid-2021. Most active CBOT wheat hit US$6.38-1/4 per bushel on Oct. 20, the contract’s highest since Dec. 24, 2014. That is consistent with rising international
To counter the growing prevalence of nationalistic policies, Canada is leading supportive countries in a WTO reform effort known as the Ottawa Group.
News, Other

Uncertainty in global markets continues with pandemic

Protectionist policies could exacerbate food insecurity globally

By
The impact of COVID-19’s second wave is continuing to cause uncertainty in global markets. According to the World Trade Organization (WTO), between October 2019 and May 2020, G20 economies implemented 154 new trade or related measures, finding 95 to be trade facilitating and 59 as trade restrictive. “In the early stages of the pandemic, several
Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles (bottom) for the United States, Hidalgo Secretary of Agriculture Carlos Muñiz Rodríguez for Mexico (upper right), and Manitoba Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development Blaine Pedersen (upper left) for Canada, sign the official communiqué following the 29th annual Tri-National Agricultural Accord meeting Oct. 20 to 22.
News, Other

CUSMA, COVID discussed by North American ag ministers

Manitoba’s Blaine Pedersen represented Canada

By
Implementing the new North American trade agreement and COVID-19 were the main themes at the 29th annual Tri-National Agricultural Accord held online Oct. 20 to 22. “The USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) has delivered an era of modernized free and fair trade which will secure North America as the most powerful trading bloc in the world,” Ryan Quarles, Kentucky
Pulse industry watching container supply closely
News

Pulse industry watching container supply closely

One major container firm is shipping them back to Asia empty to meet a surge in demand

By
Pulse Canada is keeping an eye on container supplies following the recent announcement by a major supplier it would be shipping them back empty to Asia from North America to meet a surge in demand. Why it matters: Canadian pulse crop exporters rely on shipping containers to get their products to international customers. A lack
China September meat imports slightly up on month
Markets, News

China September meat imports slightly up on month

By
China imported 834,000 tonnes of meat in September, customs data showed Oct. 13, slightly higher than the previous month, as the world’s biggest meat consumer continues to stock up on proteins after a plunge in its pork output. The large volume compares to August’s imports of 832,000 tonnes and suggests there has been little impact
corn
Markets, News

China says corn output to grow, after fears of shortfall drive prices

By
China’s Agriculture Ministry said Oct. 15 that the country’s corn-planting acreage had remained “basically stable” this year and annual output was set to increase despite the northeastern Corn Belt being hit by three typhoons in recent weeks. The ministry’s comments, attributed to an unnamed official, came after Chinese corn futures hit a record high of

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Nov. 28, 2025

Sponsored By:
More Videos →

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

Latest Market News

More Market News →