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Closeup of the flags of the North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA members on textile texture. NAFTA is the world's largest trade bloc and the member countries are Canada, United States and Mexico.

Canada and Mexico now the two amigos

The countries are teaming up to sell NAFTA to the U.S.

By Dave Graham, David Ljunggren May 15, 2017

From launching a data-mining drive aiming to find supply-chain pressure points to sending officials to mobilize allies in key U.S. states, Mexico and Canada are bolstering their defences of a regional trade pact President Donald Trump vows to rewrite. Trump has blamed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for the loss of millions of

Canada taps veteran negotiator to drive talks on NAFTA

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News May 11, 2017

Ottawa | Reuters –– Canada’s senior negotiator at talks to renew NAFTA will be the official who worked for years to push through a major free trade deal with Europe, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Steve Verheul faces another challenge as he deals with the U.S., which is threatening to walk

U.S. President Donald Trump is being asked to include potatoes in upcoming NAFTA negotiations.

News

Spuds may be NAFTA target

A key U.S. potato industry organization is asking the Trump administration to address its concerns in upcoming negotiations

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 9, 2017

The U.S. National Potato Council is calling for action in any upcoming NAFTA renegotiations. In a letter to President Donald Trump, John Keeling, NPC’s CEO, said the group “… is strongly supportive of improving the conditions for trade that we confront with Canada and Mexico.” He also noted that the two countries represent important markets

Canada’s wheat industry wants the federal government to amend the Canada Grain Act so deliveries from the U.S. are treated the same way Canadian ones are, to prevent raising the ire of President Donald Trump.

Cereals, News

Canada’s grain sector wants to keep wheat off Trump’s hit list and preserve open border

That’s why it’s pushing Ottawa to change the grading system to accommodate  American wheat delivered to Canadian elevators

By Allan Dawson May 8, 2017

[Updated May 10, 2017] With Canadian softwood lumber and dairy already in President Donald Trump’s crosshairs, there are fears United States could soon go after Canadian wheat. The Americans have long complained Canadian wheat has enjoyed unfettered access to the U.S. market under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), but charge Canadian regulations discriminate against

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order April 29 in Pennsylvania on the establishment of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. (Screengrab from video at Whitehouse.gov)

Livestock

U.S. farm groups pile on Canada as Trump eyes trade fairness

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel May 4, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of the protected Canadian dairy system has emboldened U.S. farm groups to tackle other longstanding agriculture irritants, as the countries move toward rewriting trade rules. U.S. poultry exporters, who include Tyson Foods and Pilgrims Pride Corp., as well as egg sellers, are expected to seek greater

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Trump-eting doom

By Gord Gilmour May 4, 2017

Last week Donald Trump, while playing his most important reality television role to date, came within hours of signing an executive order to cancel the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). A report from the Canadian Press that detailed the contents of a leaked version of the order said the move would have given Canada

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain on planting delays, relief over NAFTA

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume April 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures edged higher on Thursday on concerns about weather delays to spring planting and relief that the White House will not immediately withdraw the U.S. from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Solid export sales added support, although both commodities traded lower at times as mild

Crops

Trump tells Canada, Mexico he won’t terminate NAFTA treaty yet

By GFM Network News April 27, 2017

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump told the leaders of Canada and Mexico on Wednesday that he will not terminate the NAFTA treaty at this stage, but will move quickly to begin renegotiating it with them, a White House said. The announcement came after White House officials disclosed that Trump and his advisers

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. weather supports corn, weighs on soy

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 26, 2017

CNS Canada –– Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade came under pressure over the past week, but are expected to see divergent moves in the near future as poor planting weather in the U.S. Midwest may see acreage shift out of corn and into soybeans. News that U.S. President Donald Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks April 18 at Snap-on Tools’ headquarters in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Video screengrab from Whitehouse.gov)

Crops, Markets

White House readies order to quit NAFTA

By GFM Network News April 26, 2017

Washington | Reuters — The White House is considering a draft executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the North American Free Trade Agreement, a senior Trump administration official said on Wednesday. It was unclear whether the order would be enacted by President Donald Trump, who has vowed to pull out from the U.S./Mexico/Canada trade

Daily Network News

Russia stops ammonium nitrate exports for one month amid global supply crunch

Farmland climbs higher in spite of headwinds: Farm Credit Canada report

FCC raises inflation forecast on surging commodity prices

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