Loading grain on a vessel at a Burrard Inlet terminal. (Maxvis/iStock/Getty Images)

China, EU account for upswing in Canadian grain, oilseed exports

Total exports through October up more than 18 per cent

Exports of Canadian oilseeds and grains for 2024/25 largely continued to be ahead of those a year ago, monthly data from the Canadian Grain Commission showed. Bulk exports through licensed facilities during the first three months of the current marketing year are more than 12.22 million tonnes, which compares with the approximately 10.33 million the same time last year.



Former negotiator urges calm on tariffs

Former negotiator urges calm on tariffs

Glacier FarmMedia — Canada’s chief negotiator of the North American Free Trade Agreement has a message for those concerned about Donald Trump’s latest salvo. “Don’t panic,” says John Weekes. The president-elect of the United States recently announced on his Truth Social media platform that he will slap a 25 per cent import tariff on all




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Is Canada playing the right game on trade?

The rules-based international trade system only works if everyone's willing to play by the rules: That's feeling less and less true

Canada is clinging to a rules-based international trade system: The problem is, that system doesn’t seem to be carrying as much weight.


U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican products on his first day in office. Brandon Bell/Pool Via Reuters

Agriculture sectors look for footing after Trump tariff threat

A threatened 25 per cent U.S. tariff against Canadian goods has raised questions about next year’s agriculture trade for export-reliant sectors

Speculation about U.S. tariffs hit a new gear for Canadian agriculture sectors in the last week of November. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had already threatened a 10 per cent tariff on products coming into the U.S. while on the campaign trail. That fostered wariness from many farm groups whose industries are heavily reliant on exports