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Pacific trade pact nations meet to discuss future without U.S.

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 2, 2017

Ottawa | Reuters — Negotiators from the remaining members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) gathered in Canada on Tuesday seeking ways to boost free trade in the region after the U.S. pulled out of the 12-nation pact. The withdrawal killed off years of negotiations and left the region looking for ways to deepen economic ties

Crops

China seen set to become world’s second-biggest wine market

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 29, 2017

Paris | Reuters — China is set to overtake Britain and France to become the world’s second-largest wine consumer by value behind the U.S. by 2020 as consumers turn to more middle-range wines, the International Wine and Spirit Research (IWSR) organization said Thursday. In a study for wine fair Vinexpo it forecast Chinese wine consumption

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Promises made, promises kept

U.S. farmers are reaping the whirlwind of their bargain with Trump

By Alan Guebert February 27, 2017

Of all the words used to describe President Donald J. Trump during his first weeks in office — bold, boastful, alternative facts — here are two that almost no person or pundit uttered: promise keeper. Love him or loathe him, Trump took no time in checking off key items from his unconventional campaign’s list of

Closeup of the flags of the North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA members on textile texture. NAFTA is the world's largest trade bloc and the member countries are Canada, United States and Mexico.

Comment, Opinion

NAFTA: The art of the trade deal

The U.S. may be targeting Mexico, but Canada could be collateral damage in this fight

By Sylvain Charlebois February 6, 2017

So the Trans-Pacific Partnership is officially dead, but the deal had already been on life support for quite some time. As America was embracing a new era of economic nationalism, even Hillary Clinton vowed during her campaign to kill the deal. No big loss for Canada, since there is no deal, but certainly a missed

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Record U.S. hog slaughter puts pressure on Canadian pork prices

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News November 10, 2016

CNSC/Winnipeg – A record week for U.S. slaughterhouses is weighing on hog prices in Canada. According to the USDA, hogs slaughtered under federal inspection for the week ended November 5 were pegged at 2.532 million head, which is an all-time record. That number is also up 7.2 per cent from the 2.362 million head processed a

Supporters of the Stronger In Campaign react as results of the EU referendum  are announced at the Royal Festival Hall, in London.

International news, News

Brexit fallout extends to Prairie farms

Commodity markets are roiling and key trade deals are in jeopardy

By Reuters July 4, 2016

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union threw key trade deals in jeopardy while sending shock waves through global financial and commodity markets last week. Most equities and commodities, including wheat, corn and soybeans, dropped sharply in trade the day after the June 23 referendum, while traditional safe-haven investments like gold and the U.S. dollar

Deb Eschmeyer, executive director of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! program and senior adviser for nutrition policy, says the White House kitchen garden has been effective in promoting community gardens, nutritious eating and the need to tackle obesity, especially among children.

News

White House kitchen garden used to promote nutrition, tackle obesity

Michelle Obama hopes the next first family will continue the garden and turn it into a White House tradition

By Allan Dawson May 16, 2016

account_id=”2206156280001″ player_id=”ryGLIkmv”] This is the eighth planting of Michelle Obama’s kitchen garden, seen here April 25. Obama hopes the next first family will continue the garden and make it into a White House tradition.[/caption] The kitchen garden is part of Obama’s ‘Let’s Move’ campaign, created to reduce childhood obesity to five per cent by 2030

Cereals, News

U.S.-Canada wheat tensions already easing

At least four American spring milling wheats are registered in Canada now and more are expected in the future

By Allan Dawson May 5, 2016

The United States government and American wheat growers should put their beef with how Canada grades imported American wheat into context, says Cereals Canada president Cam Dahl. “Very substantial changes have been made to the Canadian system in the last 10 years,” he said in an interview April 29. “It was almost impossible for varieties

Cereals, Crops

Canadian wheat growers hit by subsidy effects

Advanced developing nations subsidize wheat growers,  hurting farmers from exporting nations

By Alex Binkley April 20, 2016

Canadian farmers are among those being disadvantaged by wheat subsidies in advanced developing countries like China, India, Turkey and Brazil, according to two U.S. groups. The U.S. Wheat Associates and the U.S. National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) pegged the annual cost to Canadian farmers at about 249,000 tonnes in lost sales and $251.9 million

Beef cattle, News

Selling beef to Europe requires commitment to high quality

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: It’s the story that sells quality into a premium market

By Barb Glen, Gfm Staff March 28, 2016

Our March 24, 2016 issue marks the second in a series of Special Reports prepared by reporters from the Glacier FarmMedia network, which includes the Manitoba Co-operator. In these articles, reporters explore the implications of the yet-to-be- ratified Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union. Marketing beef into Europe is not

Daily Network News

Disgruntled with Western pork, China wants to go back to black pigs

U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back as inventory hits 75-year low

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