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Mexico Slaps Tariff On U. S. Ham, Pork Products – for Aug. 26, 2010

August 26, 2010

Mexico slapped tariffs on U. S. pork products Aug. 18, ratcheting up the pressure on the United States in a long-running dispute over Mexican truckers’ access to U. S. highways. Mexico published an updated list of U. S. products subject to tariffs, including a five per cent tariff on ham and other pork products. The

Beef cattle, Livestock

BIC Clarifies Marketing Stance – for Aug. 26, 2010

By Daniel Winters August 26, 2010

The Beef Information Centre has clarified its policy regarding support for regional and provincial marketing initiatives. In a BIC committee meeting, members agreed in principle to accept a new draft guideline that states the centre will provide promotional materials and technical support for “buy local” and public relations campaigns and shows, provided that they do

Cereals, News

Speedy Passage Urged For Colombia Trade Deal

By Alex Binkley June 24, 2010

Farm groups are turning their attention to the Senate in hopes of getting legislation approving a free trade deal with Colombia passed. The bill languished in the Commons for months as the NDP and Bloc Quebecois tried to stop its passage over concerns about attacks on trade unionists and reformers in the South American country.

Crops

Obama Criticized For Mexico, Brazil Sanctions

By Doug Palmer March 18, 2010

U. S. Republicans and business groups criticized President Barack Obama’s administration March 11 for failing to resolve a cross-border trucking dispute nearly one year after Mexico slapped retaliatory duties on about $2.4 billion worth of U. S. exports. “Record numbers of Americans are receiving an unemployment cheque instead of a paycheque. We need to make

News

Canada-EU Trade Talk A “Big Deal”

By Allan Dawson December 3, 2009

Everything, including supply management, is still on the table six months into talks between Canada and the European Union (EU) on a trade deal that could be more comprehensive than the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada’s chief negotiator says. “We have agreed from the start everything is on the table,” Steve Verheul of

Beef cattle, News

Beef Imports To Exceed Quotas

By Ron Friesen August 20, 2009

A strong demand for ground beef, driven partly by the recession, may cause Canada to exceed its non-NAFTA beef import quotas this year for the first time since 2003. Canadians are eating more hamburger and less prime rib because of the economic downturn. Add to that a sharp reduction in the national beef cow herd

Opinion

Mexican Refugees A Spinoff From NAFTA

By Nfu July 23, 2009

We are working to block the flow of people which is, to a significant extent, a result of our work to speed the flow of goods. Canadians need to understand the context of the July 14 announcement that Mexican citizens will require visas to visit Canada. We also need to understand the root cause of

Opinion

Take Free Trade — Please

By Alan Guebert June 4, 2009

When the international trade portion of your resume is as thin as the new U. S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk’s, it’s likely you’d stress personal ideals over professional accomplishments when talking about your new job. Kirk did just that in a May 22 speech to the U. S. Meat Export Federation. As Barack Obama’s trade

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

New Label Law Shakes Up U. S. Meat Industry

By Bob Burgdorfer April 16, 2009

Bryan Karwal raises and sells 18,000 Canadianborn hogs a year on his Iowa farm, but a new food-labelling law designed to help consumers threatens that business because it has shut off key markets for the hogs. The law has also angered Canada and Mexico because they say it will hurt demand for their cattle and

News, Other livestock

Mexico Tariffs Hit A Diverse List Of U. S. Goods

By Mica Rosenberg March 26, 2009

Mexico said March 18 it was imposing higher tariffs totalling $2.4 billion on a wide list of U. S. imports ranging from strawberries to Christmas trees after Washington banned Mexican trucks from U. S. roads. The official government gazette said the new tariffs, which will range from 10 per cent to 45 per cent, were

Daily Network News

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U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

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