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Seed trade says thanks to Gerry Ritz

By Peter Entz November 27, 2013

On behalf of the board of directors and the members of the Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA), I would like to thank you for taking the time from your busy schedule to speak to delegates at our semi-annual meeting. Your comments were welcomed and appreciated. Your steadfast support of science as the basis for regulatory

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Country-of-origin labelling: The fight goes on

By Cam Dahl April 9, 2013

It’s the kind of non-tariff trade barrier Canadian exporters can expect to see more of in the future

Not long ago, tariffs were the key barriers to Canadian beef exports. Tariff barriers are still significant problems (Korea for example), but as tariff barriers fall, countries are getting more creative in building border barriers. In some ways, it makes me nostalgic for the good old days when our market access efforts primarily consisted of

Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Canada considers next move in COOL controversy

By Alex Binkley March 28, 2013

Canada is still considering what U.S. exports it might target for retaliatory tariffs if Washington fails to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling against its country-of-origin labelling law, says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “We’re looking at all our options, but we don’t want to penalize our allies in the U.S. livestock and meat-processing sectors

Livestock

Supply management views aired

By Victoria Paterson March 16, 2013

It wasn’t quite a debate, but attendees at the Alberta Beef Industry conference in Banff last month got two different views on supply management. On one side was New Zealand’s special agricultural trade envoy Alistair Polson, who said Canada’s protected marketing system for dairy and poultry is a deal breaker for entry into the Trans-Pacific

Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola export plan eyes key tariff, non-tariff barriers

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 7, 2013

Tariffs still hinder canola’s access to China, Japan,  Korea and the EU but non-tariff barriers are emerging

Some countries are still slapping import-limiting tariffs on Canada’s canola, but the industry warns this country’s most valuable commodity crop is “uniquely susceptible” to non-tariff barriers emerging at an increasing rate. Both types of barriers in key export markets are targeted in the Canola Council of Canada’s new market access strategy — and will require

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Trade expert calls supply management “awful, awful” policy

By Allan Dawson November 29, 2012

Supply management is bad public policy but won’t end until Canadian consumers demand it, says Michael Hart, professor of trade policy at Carleton University. “It seems to be one of the few areas where the consumer seems to be prepared to accept the status quo,” Hart said at the recent Fields on Wheels conference. The

Crops, Hogs

South Korea Imports More Pork

By Lee Shin-hyung February 17, 2011

South Korea plans to expand tariff-free pork imports to ease a supply shortage caused by outbreaks of foot-andmouth disease and to ease inflation, Vice Finance Minister Yim Jong-yong said on Friday. The South Korean government in late January said it might raise a quota for tariff-free pork imports from 60,000 tonnes as pork prices spiked

Hogs, Livestock

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

Cereals, News

Canada, U. S., Mexico Gain As EU Drops Durum Tariff

By Rod Nickel November 12, 2009

The European Union has removed a tariff against all high-quality durum wheat imports that had especially jeopardized shipments from Canada, the United States and Mexico, the Canadian Wheat Board said Nov. 5. The tariff had been in place for about a month, the CWB said. The EU removed the tariff after the wheat board and

Dairy cattle, Livestock

World Milk Crisis Could Threaten Dairy Tariffs

By Ron Friesen October 8, 2009

“The tariffs would not be sufficient.” – RICHARD DOYLE, DFC Canada’s milk producers are evading a dairy crisis raging in the rest of the world, but a renewed threat to their protective shield might change that. A combination of low world milk prices and a strong Canadian dollar could allow cheap foreign dairy products into

Daily Network News

B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

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

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