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The U.S.-Canada trade war has moved to the supermarket with a host of retaliatory tariffs from Canada on food products.
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Canada fights back with its own tariffs

The Trump administration charges Canucks have taken advantage, especially on agriculture

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For good or ill on July 1 Canada hit back in the U.S. trade war. The U.S. is now facing $16.6 billion worth of tariffs on many American imports ranging from kitchen appliances and lawn mowers, to ketchup, pickles, Jack Daniel’s whiskey, and toilet paper. It’s in retaliation to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to
American officials told the North American Agricultural Journalists’ meeting in Washington, D.C. April 9 and 10 that they are increasingly optimistic about reaching a new NAFTA agreement.
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Senior American legislators optimistic about NAFTA talks

U.S. farmers would welcome a deal and it would let U.S. trade negotiators focus on pushing China to the trade bargaining table

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There’s optimism a NAFTA deal could soon be reached, American officials told the North American Agricultural Journalists (NAAJ) annual meeting here April 9 and 10. But killing Canada’s supply management system — a key U.S. objective — won’t be met, Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson predicted. “I’ve told people there’s no way Canada is going to
Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow and the Democrat’s ranking member on the Senate agriculture committee told reporters April 10 the U.S. must be “strategic” when pushing China towards fair trade so as to avoid “unintended consequences.”
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American farmers want markets, not subsidies, legislators say

Trump promises to protect wary farmers if there’s a trade war between the U.S. and China

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American farmers are on the front lines of U.S. trade spats. Uneasy about losing NAFTA, an agreement they say is mostly working for them, they’re now even more jittery about becoming collateral damage in a China-U.S. trade war, despite President Donald Trump’s promise of protection. Farmers prefer markets to largesse, two senior federal farm state
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Canadian farmers deny U.S. dumping allegations on dairy

Low milk prices in the United States are due to overproduction, not a lack of access to Canada’s dairy market, says Dairy Farmers of Canada

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Canada exports some skim milk powder, but it’s not dumping, says Thérèse Beaulieu, the Dairy Farmers of Canada’s assistant director for policy communications. “We can export as long as it is the same price as the domestic market,” Beaulieu said in an interview April 13 in response to American allegations that Canada dumps surplus skim
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Why all the fuss?

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Canada’s dairy system has figured prominently in the rhetorical storm surrounding NAFTA renegotiations. The Canadian government has so far remained steadfastly opposed to any significant change. Two documents that surfaced recently help explain why. The first, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “Regulatory Economic Impact Analysis of the Final Decision to Establish a California Federal Milk
Canadian farm equipment makers are worried that key trade deals are under threat and that could hurt their businesses.
Equipment, News, Other

Agriculture manufacturers on edge over trade

The nearly $2-billion-a-year industry lives and dies on trade and uncertainty is making it nervous

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With Canada in the midst of numerous free trade agreement negotiations, the Canadian agricultural manufacturing industry is feeling on edge. While the future of some trade deals for Canada is bright, others aren’t looking so good. “The lack of clarity around NAFTA is the big issue at the moment. It’s got a lot of people,
Canada's Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivers the budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, Feb. 27, 2018.
Comment/Feedback, Opinion

Trade wars and food fights

It would appear Bill Morneau is happy fiddling while our economy burns

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Bill Morneau is perhaps an influential figure in Trudeau’s cabinet, but he’s no finance minister. Given the budget he presented late last month, Minister Morneau may be more of a social justice enabler. Supporting more diversity, equality and inclusiveness is obviously critical to the betterment of our society, but most Canadians do expect more from
Speaking before the Canola Council of Canada of Canada on March 7 in Indian Wells, Calif., former Conservative Party of Canada and opposition leader Rona Ambrose said no matter the outcome of NAFTA talks the United States wins, while Canada faces uneconomic uncertainty.
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Canada faces an uphill challenge in NAFTA talks

Rona Ambrose says under every scenario the U.S. wins and Canada faces economic uncertainty

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Canada and the United States are already in a trade war. Whether NAFTA is ripped up, renegotiated, or remains in limbo, the U.S. wins economically and President Donald Trump, wins politically, while Canada faces economic uncertainty. That’s the grim but candid message former interim Conservative Party of Canada and opposition leader Rona Ambrose delivered to
Close up of milking cluster
Dairy cattle, Opinion, Poultry

Supply management protects few, could harm more

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Why are broad trade agreements that benefit almost all Canadians being jeopardized to protect a small subset of farmers, estimated at just 13,500 across Canada? The United States has repeatedly indicated that a key tension in North American Free Trade (NAFTA) renegotiations is Canada’s protection of dairy, poultry and egg producers. These protectionist policies were
Canada’s top trade negotiator Steve Verheul says the U.S. is playing winner-takes-all in NAFTA talks.
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Canada, U.S. exchange barbs over NAFTA talks as stresses rise

Canada says the U.S. seeks only to weaken its partners during the challenging renegotiation

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Canada and the United States exchanged barbs Feb. 13 over sluggish negotiations to update NAFTA, reflecting mounting tensions over trade talks that appear unlikely to conclude on schedule. The talks have effectively stalled as Canada and Mexico seek to address wide-ranging U.S. demands for changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement. The early-March deadline

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