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China snaps up Australian barley after tariffs lifted
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China snaps up Australian barley after tariffs lifted

Australian barley is starting to move toward China again after three years of tariffs

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China has bought approximately 600,000 tonnes of Australian barley since Beijing lifted punishing duties on the grain in August, traders said. The numbers underline strong pent-up demand for the grain from the Asian nation, the same traders noted. China ended anti-dumping tariffs on Australian barley on Aug. 5, roughly three years after the 80.5 per
File photo of a vineyard in South Australia. (Alicat/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Australian wine industry faces hangover from China’s tariffs

Over two billion litres of wine in storage

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Sydney | Reuters — Australia’s wine industry faces severe oversupply problems that will need years to resolve, experts say, pointing to Chinese tariffs, high production and export bottlenecks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vineyards nationwide have enough wine in domestic storage to fill 859 Olympic swimming pools, Rabobank said this week in its third-quarter wine report.
Trucks wait for crossing into Poland at the Rava-Ruska border checkpoint in Ukraine’s Lviv region on April 17, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Roman Baluk)
Crops, Markets

EU extends restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports

Restrictions won't apply to seed for planting

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Warsaw/Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission said Monday it was extending until Sept. 15 an arrangement whereby five of Ukraine’s EU neighbours can restrict imports of Ukrainian grain. The EU on May 2 allowed the five countries — Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia — to ban domestic sales of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed
Farmers compete with the European Union and the United States, both of which do not have tariffs on their crop fertilizers.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: The fertilizer import tariff has to go, Minister Freeland

Tariffs add to the cost of doing business in farming and contribute to food price increases

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The following is an open letter from the Ontario Agricultural Commodity Council to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, requesting the removal of the fertilizer tariff that has been in place for more than a year. The letter was also copied to Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. Dear Minister Freeland, On behalf of the Ontario
A barley crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on July 30, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Australia reaches deal with China in barley dispute

Trade shift may be 'bad news' for Canada and other exporters

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Sydney/Beijing | Reuters — Australia has reached an agreement with China to resolve their dispute over barley imports, the two countries said on Tuesday, a latest sign of improving ties between the major commodity trade partners. Relations between the two had been strained for years, and worsened after Australia called for an inquiry into the
File photo of a Canadian Holstein dairy cow outdoors. (Diane Kuhl/iStock/Getty Images)
Dairy cattle, Livestock

New U.S. ag trade chief demands Canada broaden dairy quota access

USTR's new ag rep's eyes also on Mexico GM corn ban

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Washington | Reuters — Canada must let U.S. processors of cheese, ice cream, yogurt, milk powder and other dairy products have access to its import quotas to resolve a second U.S. dairy trade challenge, Washington’s new agricultural trade boss told Reuters. Doug McKalip, chief agricultural trade negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative’s office, told Reuters
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Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: India looking for lentils, large Australian crop in play

India extends zero-rate tariff

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MarketsFarm — An extension of zero-rate tariffs on lentils moving into India for another year should be a clear sign that the country is in the market for imports. However, Canadian lentil sales to India face stiff competition, with a large Australian crop likely to limit movement going forward. India announced at the end of
Mexico puts tariff on white corn
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Mexico puts tariff on white corn

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Reuters – The Mexican government on Jan. 16 announced a temporary 50 per cent tax on white corn exports, arguing it is necessary for the grain to remain in the country to guarantee supply and price stability. “The supply and production of white corn in our country are important factors in determining its price and,

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