It was a nostalgic feeling last week to hear the names “Mulroney” and “Chretien” being batted around in the national news again, connected with each other. The former Prime Ministers weren’t fighting, but rather Brian Mulroney was said to be lobbying present PM Justin Trudeau to dispatch Jean Chretien to China to try to fix […] Read more
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Send Chretien to crack China’s coldness?
Canada says increased Chinese meat inspections are for pork only, not all meat
OTTAWA, June 5 (Reuters) – Chinese plans to boost inspections of Canadian meat imports only affect pork rather than all meat products as the federal agriculture ministry initially stated, a Canadian government official said on Wednesday. A ministry notice seen by Reuters on Tuesday said the Canadian embassy in Beijing had been told Chinese customs […] Read more
U.S. announces US$16 billion of farm assistance
Winnipeg – The United States Department of Agriculture will implement US$16 billion in programs to pay out farmers hurt by “unjustified retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods and other trade disruptions.” “China hasn’t played by the rules for a long time and President (Donald) Trump is standing up to them, sending the clear message that […] Read more
Bibeau meets Chinese minister
Canada’s agriculture minister met with her Chinese counterpart in a side meeting at the recent G20 gathering but there appears to be no break in the canola impasse. Marie-Claude Bibeau told reporters during a May 13 conference call that she expressed to minister Han Changfu her deep concern about the suspension of Canadian canola exports […] Read more
Next round of U.S. tariffs on China at least a month away – Mnuchin
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, (Reuters) – The United States is at least a month from enacting its proposed tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese imports as it studies the impact on consumers, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday. Washington this month hiked existing tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods to 25 percent from 10 perent, […] Read more
U.S. farmers receive $8.52 billion in aid to date, USDA says
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has to date paid out $8.52 billion (CDN$11.44 billion) in direct payments to American farmers as part of the 2018 aid program, designed to offset losses from trade tariffs by China and other trading partners, a spokesman for the agency said. U.S. President Donald Trump […] Read more
U.S. planning to support farmers amid China trade spat: Perdue
WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Friday President Donald Trump had asked him to create a plan to support American farmers amid a trade dispute with China that has hit the U.S. agricultural sector hard. “While China may backtrack, @POTUS is steadfast in his support for U.S. farmers and […] Read more
Challenging assumptions
Farmers have heard the mantra time and again: the developing world, led by China, is growing; its expanding population is growing richer; it will demand more and more high-quality food; it won’t be able to produce that food for itself as it runs out of land and water; and western Canadian farmers will be needed […] Read more
ICE canola futures slip, soybeans plunge to near-8 month low on Trump tariff threat to China
(Reuters) – ICE canola futures lost ground on Monday, dragged lower by soy weakness after U.S. President Trump threatened bigger tariffs against China. * Statistics Canada is expected on Tuesday to estimate total Canadian canola stocks as of March 31, 2019 of 10.2 million tonnes, up 1.1 million tonnes from a year earlier. * July […] Read more
China suspends pork export licences
Hog farmers and pork processors are hoping that China hasn’t added Canadian pork to its trade retaliation targets. The Olymel plant in Red Deer is one of two plants known to have had their export licenses for China temporarily suspended for apparent labelling problems. “Olymel management is assessing the situation with the appropriate authorities,” said […] Read more
