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Farmer Mike Appert stands in front of some of his storage bins and machinery on his 48,000-acre farm in Hazelton, North Dakota on July22.

Big U.S. farms get even bigger amid China trade war

Larger farms have an advantage even when it comes to adversity

By Mark Weinraub October 23, 2019

As the 2018 harvest approached, North Dakota farmer Mike Appert had a problem — too many soybeans and nowhere to put them. Selling was a bad option. Prices were near decade lows as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with China weighed heavily on the market. Temporary storage would only buy him a little bit of

Canada is at sea when it comes to trade policy and needs to chart a new course, according to a group of agricultural economists.

News, Other

Canada faces a challenging future amidst global trade chaos

Canada will have to rethink its domestic and export policies

By D.C. Fraser October 18, 2019

A new report is warning Canadian agri-food is in an “ominous situation” in the face of rising global trade disruptions. The Agri-Food Economic Systems’ report, “Shifting Geo-Politics and Trade Policy: Wither Canadian Agri-Food Policy?” released this month says escalating trade tensions have resulted in a rapid deterioration of the relatively stable environment that has governed

Italian farmers have said Canadian durum might have traces of glyphosate because Canadian farmers sometimes apply it before harvest to kill weeds.

Cereals, News, Other

Calls for WTO action against Italian restrictions on Canadian durum

The federal government is going to the WTO over canola and Cereals Canada wants Ottawa to do the same for durum

By Allan Dawson September 19, 2019

Cereals Canada is among the many farm and agricultural industry groups welcoming the federal government’s decision to take China to the World Trade Organization over its ban on Canadian canola seed. But Cereals Canada wants Ottawa to do the same with Italy because its mandatory Country of Origin Labelling (mCOOL) policy restricts Italian imports of

Two University of Manitoba agricultural economists say it’s wrong to assume all of the price drop in canola is due to losing the China market.

News, Oilseeds

How much has losing China cost Canadian canola growers?

The canola council estimates $1 billion on annual basis, but a recent report says the price drop is within the recent trading range

By Allan Dawson September 19, 2019

Losing access to China’s canola seed market will cost Canadian farmers $1 billion annually, according to a Canola Council of Canada estimate. But University of Manitoba agricultural economists Derek Brewin and Ryan Cardwell aren’t so sure. The council’s estimate is based on canola futures prices having dropped 10 per cent from February, before China stopped

The escalating trade war and lack of a diplomatic solution between the U.S. and China is putting financial strain on farmers.

International news, News, Other

China-U.S. trade spat could mean more financial aid needed by Canadian farmers

AgriStability discussions may need to move up the agenda

By Alex Binkley August 16, 2019

The ramping up of the U.S.-China trade war will put more pressure on the Canadian government to increase its financial assistance to farmers who are already suffering from the early stages of the superpower skirmish. China has announced it will stop buying U.S. agricultural products and it may impose additional tariffs on U.S. farm products

Grain Markets, Markets

China uncertainty continued in last week’s grain markets

A recent small purchase from the U.S. had little influence on price

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 8, 2019

As the United States/China trade war plods along between negotiations and making threats to hike tariffs, the spectre of what could happen down the proverbial road remains rather bleak. First was U.S. President Donald Trump speculating that China may not want to make a deal with the U.S. until after the 2020 presidential election. For

Duty-free U.S. beef exports to the EU are aimed to increase by 46 percent in the first year and rise 90 percent further after seven years. Photo: Thinkstock

Beef cattle

Trump, EU officials announce deal to sell more U.S. beef to Europe

By Alexandra Alper, GFM Network News August 2, 2019

Washington | Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal on Friday to sell more American beef to Europe, a modest win for an administration that remains mired in a trade war with China, but he said tariffs on European auto exports remain a possibility. The European Commission has stressed that any beef deal

News, Other

Lots of talk, few actions at ag ministers meeting

Action on AgriStability shortcomings could come by the end of the year

By Alex Binkley July 29, 2019

The annual meeting of Canadian agriculture ministers concluded with lots of talk — but no immediate changes along the lines recommended by a coalition of farm organizations. The ministers’ closing statement said they discussed trade disputes, support for dairy and poultry producers, labour shortages, fixing business risk management programs and preventing African Swine Fever from

News, Oilseeds

Record shows China prepared to use non-tariff trade barriers

A letter issued by China’s Ministry of Agriculture documents China’s plan to use non-tariff trade barriers to bolster domestic rapeseed production

By Allan Dawson July 25, 2019

China’s interest in using non-tariff trade barriers to bolster domestic domestic food production is on the public record, says a recently published paper on Canada-China canola trade, distributed by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI). China’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said in a letter it would monitor canola imports “to protect the (domestic) rapeseed industry…”

Canada, along with other industrialized countries, is the victim in the issue of fraudulent documents in China. Food fraud is rampant throughout that country.

Comment, Farmit Manitoba

Comment: China clearly has Canada’s number on food safety

They’re using every tool they can to undermine Canada’s quality food brand, and we're losing the battle

By Sylvain Charlebois July 15, 2019

Canada is losing the game of food safety optics against China. While Canada has demonstrated many times that its food safety record is outstanding, in fact, one of the best in the world, none of it matters now. Since Meng Wanzhou, the vice-president of Huawei, was arrested in Vancouver in December 2018, China has been

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures climb on Black Sea tensions

Pulse weekly: Record Australian pulse crop expected

National Farmers’ Union proposes guaranteed basic income for farmers

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