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Manitoba pork producers are awaiting resolution on the trade front so they can return to profitability.

Trade wars cast a long shadow over hog industry

Trump tariffs a significant factor, NAFTA weighs in too

By Ron Friesen September 24, 2018

The ongoing trade war between the United States and the rest of the world is side-swiping Manitoba’s pork industry. Hog prices have tumbled since last spring, leaving producers worried about their future just as the industry is recovering from a decade of economic woe. “It’s pretty terrible. It’s about as bad as it’s been in

Opinion, Other

Opinion: Let’s get moving on CPTPP

By Brian Innes September 21, 2018

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada The Honourable Andrew Scheer, leader of the Official Opposition and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democratic Party Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada Sept 12, 2018 Dear Messrs. Trudeau,

“Our farmers don’t have access to the Canadian markets the way that they have access to us. Class 7 has to go.” – Sonny Perdue, U.S. agriculture secretary.

Dairy cattle, News

U.S. agriculture chief calls for end of Class 7 milk

Trump is talking tough, saying Canada has been ‘ripping us off’ for a long time

By David Lawder, David Ljunggren September 13, 2018

Canada must end its low-price milk proteins policy to reach a U.S.-Canadian deal to update the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said Sept. 9. Canada has encouraged overproduction and flooded export markets for milk proteins used in cheese and yogurt, hurting U.S. dairy farmers, Perdue said in an interview aired

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau has indicated on several occasions to the U.S. administration that Canada's supply management system won't be touched.

Comment, Opinion

Comment: How we can avoid a devastating trade war with the U.S.

We need a smart, realistic strategy for negotiations, starting with our dairy supply management system

By Gwyn Morgan September 10, 2018

The importance of the North American Free Trade Agreement to Canada’s economy is staggering. Each day, $2.4 billion worth of goods and services cross the Canada/U.S. border. Some 78 per cent of Canada’s merchandise exports are destined for NAFTA partners. Now, the 23-year-old agreement is under severe threat from a hyper-protectionist American president. U.S.-Canada trade

Flags are pictured during the fifth round of NAFTA talks involving the United States, Mexico and Canada, in Mexico City, Mexico, November 19, 2017.

Editorial, Opinion, Other

Editorial: A new view on Canada/U.S. trade

By Gord Gilmour September 6, 2018

If you’ve been too busy on the combine to keep up with the latest developments or, like many, have simply become numb to the rhetoric and brinksmanship after nearly two years of threats and bluster, there’s been a big and not-so-good development on the trade front this week. It turns out those side negotiations between

Politics and a renewed vigour of nationalism are making it increasingly difficult for international trade.

Comment/Feedback, Opinion

Comment: Agricultural trade in the age of protectionism

The entire industry and government must work harder than ever to ensure market access

By Cam Dahl September 4, 2018

The world has entered a new age of nationalism, resulting in growing trade protectionism and increasing barriers for Canadian farmers and exporters who depend on international markets. The idea that trade is about winning or losing is dangerous and misleading. This idea ignores the world’s growth over the last 75 years and the disastrous outcomes

Farmers who experienced economic hardships in the 1980s are concerned history may be poised to repeat itself.

News, Other

Protectionism, a trade war and U.S. farm subsidies

Is the stage being set for an economic downturn in agriculture?

By Allan Dawson August 24, 2018

Rising protectionism and an expanding trade war have some Manitoba farmers worried about a repeat of the 1980s farm crisis. “I don’t want to be a pessimist like my son says I am, but what is the next thing that causes the ’80s all over again? A worldwide trade war could be the black swan

Comment, Markets

Opinion: U.S. soy trade stellar in short term

Longer term the outlook for the Chinese market gets very hazy

By Karen Braun August 20, 2018

Market analysts have been trying to gauge China’s forward bean usage as it remains locked in a tit-for-tat tariff dispute with the United States, and the conflict has prompted threats from the East Asian country to severely reduce or ban U.S. bean imports. The future of U.S. soybean trade with China has also been a

Cereals, Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn and soy markets awaiting USDA report

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News August 1, 2018

CNS Canada – After a week where corn, soybean and wheat contracts climbed on the Chicago Board of Trade, traders are now awaiting the latest supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture. “With the crop report (for) August, which at least over the last five years has historically leaned more bearish

Comment, Opinion, Other

Tariffs not the answer to U.S. trade woes

By Kevin Paap July 30, 2018

Testimony by Minnesota Farm Bureau president Kevin Paap to the U.S. House Ways and Means subcommittee on trade, Washington, D.C., July 18. Agricultural exports are important economic drivers. Once you lose a market, it is really tough to get it back. In 2017, we exported $140 billion in farm products, which is $21 billion more

Daily Network News

CFIA updates plant protection regulations

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat ease after gains driven by Black Sea jitters

CBOT Weekly: Watching for Chinese soybean purchases

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