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Opinion: Canada’s work to reform WTO is a good sign

As nations turn inward the global order is being upended

By D.C. Fraser August 5, 2020

Canada’s efforts to reform the World Trade Organization are commendable. It is apparent more countries are deciding to turn inwards rather than focusing on multilateral trade relationships. The United States, India, Italy and others have all taken actions domestically that have negatively impacted Canadian farmers. Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) executive director Claire Citeau was

Markets, News

China’s U.S. soy bookings hit six-year highs

Average sales seen to other destinations

By Karen Braun August 4, 2020

China has returned in full force to the U.S. soybean market following the trade dispute that began two years ago, giving American exporters hope that the upcoming shipping season will be their most successful in three years. The Phase 1 trade deal signed at the beginning of this year implied China must book record or

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editorial: Trade shenanigans divide and conquer

By Laura Rance-Unger July 30, 2020

While many Canadians were enjoying backyard barbecues this summer after months of being isolated from family and friends, the country quietly embarked on a new era of trade with two of its largest trading partners. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), referred to as the CUSMA in Canadian documents, came into force to replace the North American

News, Other

U.S. causing ‘trying times’ for trade

The U.S. is among the nations leading an inward turn around the globe

By D.C. Fraser July 28, 2020

A recent virtual summit focusing on managing agri- cultural trade in an increasingly chaotic world focused largely on recent actions taken by the United States. Hosted by the Farm Foundation and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), the conference brought together trade experts from various backgrounds to discuss issues of trade on July 8. Joe

Markets, News

China expects higher soybean, corn imports for 2019-20 on rise in U.S. cargoes

By Reuters July 21, 2020

China said on July 10 that it predicted higher corn and soybean imports for 2019-20, as the country was expected to step up purchases from the United States to fulfil the Phase 1 trade deal. Corn imports for the crop year that ends in September are now seen at six million tonnes, up two million

News

China’s meat importers fret about delays as port runs virus tests

By Dominique Patton, Hallie Gu July 13, 2020

China’s meat importers fear clearing delays and a hit to demand after one of the country’s major ports began requiring coronavirus tests for all meat and seafood containers to prevent contamination. Tianjin on the northern coast, the primary port for Beijing, started testing batches from every arriving container on June 15, two importers and an

A pedestrian crossing in front of the World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland in 2019.

News, Other

Trade woes prompt ministerial discussion

Bibeau speaks to EU counterpart as WTO reports stark trade drop

By D.C. Fraser July 7, 2020

Trade – or the lack of it – was at the top of the agenda during a June 23 discussion between federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and her European Union counterpart, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Janusz Wojciechowski. According to the federal government, the two discussed the importance of the Canada-EU relationship and reiterated

News

Kazakhstan opposes extension of Russia-led seed export ban

By Reuters June 17, 2020

Kazakhstan will oppose any extension of the agriculture export restrictions a Russia-led trade bloc has so far imposed until June 30, its Agriculture Minister Saparkhan Omarov told reporters June 3. The Eurasian Economic Union, which comprises Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan as well as Kazakhstan and Russia, restricted exports of sunflower seeds, buckwheat, rice, rye and

An Australian farmer unloads barley at a farm near Gunnedah, 275 miles northwest of Sydney.

News

Australian barley farmers, Canadian canola growers share Chinese nemesis

China is Australia’s biggest malting barley market, but Chinese tariffs will all but stop Australian barley imports. Sound familiar?

By Allan Dawson May 28, 2020

Australian barley farmers and Canadian canola producers are on opposite sides of the world, but share a common blight: China, once their best customer is now a hostile adversary, accused of letting geopolitical goals sideline international trade rules. May 19 China, which accounts for two-thirds of Australia’s malting barley exports, imposed an 80.5 per cent

Comment, Markets

Fading U.S. soybean exports threaten to expand stockpiles

There’s little sign China will be an enthusiastic buyer in the coming months

By Karen Braun April 20, 2020

Reuters – It might take some extraordinary circumstances for U.S. soybean shipments to approach the government’s full-year target. Without an extended turnaround in export demand, U.S. soybean stockpiles could swell to the second-highest levels on record by September. China is likely the only country that could provide the needed lift to U.S. soybeans, but given

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

Tag Archives International trade

Opinion: Canada’s work to reform WTO is a good sign

China’s U.S. soy bookings hit six-year highs

Editorial: Trade shenanigans divide and conquer

U.S. causing ‘trying times’ for trade

China expects higher soybean, corn imports for 2019-20 on rise in U.S. cargoes

China’s meat importers fret about delays as port runs virus tests

Trade woes prompt ministerial discussion

Kazakhstan opposes extension of Russia-led seed export ban

Australian barley farmers, Canadian canola growers share Chinese nemesis

Fading U.S. soybean exports threaten to expand stockpiles

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