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Parmesan wheels seasoning. (Claudio Ventrella/iStock/Getty Images)
Dairy cattle, Livestock

‘Buyer beware’ on Canada’s cheese concessions, EU exporters say

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Toronto/Brussels | Reuters — A trade deal meant to give European cheesemakers more access to the Canadian market is falling short of its promise in its first full year, government data show, frustrating the European industry, which blames a year-old Ottawa quota system. Under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union,
Harvest uncertainty holds canola in sideways trench
Grain Markets, Markets

Harvest uncertainty holds canola in sideways trench

StatsCan’s reports did little to move markets either way

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ICE Futures canola contracts held within a rather narrow range during the week ended Sept. 7, with even a pair of Statistics Canada reports unable to break the market out of its sideways pattern. Prairie harvest operations are moving north, and weather conditions and yield reports will be followed closely for at least the next
“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

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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
Herd of Holstein Friesian cows
Comment, Opinion

Opinion: The whole dairy picture

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The current press frenzy around Canada’s supply-managed dairy system is mostly thanks to the rhetoric of politicians south of the border. However, debate about the system has gone on within our own Canadian media for a long time too. Media debate around supply management often focuses on the issue of price for product on the
A Holstein heifer on pasture in Quebec. (Lurin/iStock/Getty Images)
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Sources say Canada ready to offer dairy access in NAFTA talks

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Ottawa/Washington | Reuters — Canada is ready to offer the U.S. limited access to the Canadian dairy market as a concession in negotiations to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement, two Canadian sources with direct knowledge of Ottawa’s negotiating strategy said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump said at the White House that trade
Candian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to journalists outside the U.S. Trade Representative’s office in Washington on Aug. 28. (Photo: Reuters/Chris Wattie)
Dairy cattle

Freeland to hold NAFTA talks Tuesday

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Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland will meet U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in Washington on Tuesday for another round of talks to renew the NAFTA trade pact, an official said on Monday, as time runs short to seal a deal. Freeland spokesman Adam Austen did not give details. After more than
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

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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
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Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat extends losing streak

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell for the third day in a row to their lowest in more than seven weeks on Thursday on expectations that U.S. supplies will continue to struggle to gain traction on the global export market, traders said. Corn futures ended firm, supported by bargain buying

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