Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn addresses delegates at the Keystone Agricultural Producers AGM on Feb. 3. Photo: Don Norman

KAP flags risky trade for Manitoba farmers

Tariff risks, market access uncertainty, trade diversification and export infrastructure top the agenda at Keystone Agricultural Producers annual meeting.

Tariffs, market access uncertainty, trade diversification and export infrastructure top the agenda at Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) annual meeting.

A welder at work at the Deere manufacturing plant at Moline, Illinois. Photo: Deere and Co.

Farm equipment market unlikely to pick up

Sales have been slow and an unreliable U.S. administration makes trade certainty impossible

North America’s farm machinery sales have been slow and uncertain thanks to tariffs and trade disruption. There’s not a lot of hope for change in 2026.