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File photo of soybeans being loaded for transport in Argentina. (Wirestock/iStock/Getty Images)

China’s state importer books US soy purchases as tariff threat looms

By Karl Plume, Reuters December 20, 2024

China's Sinograin has bought nearly 500,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans this week for shipment in March and April, paying more for U.S. supplies for state reserves rather than buying cheaper Brazilian beans, two U.S. traders familiar with the deals said.

A farmer in China piles wheat. Photo: Reuters/File

Markets, News, Reuters

China to promote modernization of farms in pledge to stabilize grain output

By Reuters December 18, 2024

China will accelerate the pace of agricultural and rural modernization and stabilize grain planting area in its quest to ensure stable and high production of grains, state media reported on Wednesday, citing an annual rural policy meeting.

File photo of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in the House of Commons in Ottawa on March 9, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Blair Gable)

News, Reuters

Finance minister Freeland quits after clash with Trudeau

Freeland says Trudeau's push for spending could hurt Ottawa's ability to deal with potential tariffs as Trump assumes office

By Reuters December 16, 2024

Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible U.S. tariffs, dealing a huge blow to an already unpopular government.

News

Freeland resigns from cabinet

By Jonah Grignon December 16, 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Monday morning she will be stepping down from her position as finance minister and resigning from cabinet.

Dave Solverson, past president of the Canadian Cattle Association.

Livestock

Canadian cattle sector looking for U.S. producer allies on tariff threat

Former president of the Canadian Cattle Association says proposed tariffs would devastate livestock industry

By Mary MacArthur December 11, 2024

Canadian beef producers urged to lean into coalitions with U.S. producers to ward off Trump tariff threats.

Livestock, News

Canadian beef producers urged to lean into coalitions with U.S. producers to ward off Trump tariff threats

December 11, 2024

Relationships developed between Canadian, American and Mexican cattle producers during country-of-origin labelling discussions more than a decade ago may help protect Canadian cattlemen from damaging tariffs proposed by US president-elect Donald Trump, said the former head of the national cattle organization.

Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay is taking a wait-and-see approach to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s threats of a 25 per cent tariff on imported Canadian products.

News, Op/Ed

Canada needs to be ready for loose cannon trade politics

Canada’s trade plans for the second Trump era needs to stand strong and hold ground against chaos

By Gord Gilmour December 10, 2024

Canada’s trade strategy for the second Trump era needs to be ready to stand strong and hold ground against chaos.

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

Cereals, Markets, News

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

Total exports through October up more than 18 per cent

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 9, 2024

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.

News

FEATURE: Canadian trade stuck predicting the unpredictable

How can agriculture protect itself with the U.S., our largest trade partner, seemingly on the warpath?

By Jeff Melchior December 9, 2024

With U.S. tariffs looming, how can Canadian agriculture protect itself on trade?

Crops, Markets, News

Former negotiator urges calm on tariffs

By Sean Pratt December 5, 2024

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

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on export optimism; corn, wheat nearly flat

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle and hogs slide back

FCC-led coalition to invest $5 billion into agriculture innovation

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