Canada imported $10.2 million worth of beef from Jan. 1 until the end of April. As for Canadian beef exports to Britain, Canada has not shipped any beef to the U.K. this year. | File photo

Beef imports from Britain jump 177 percent

Canada exports zero beef to the U.K.

WINNIPEG — Beef imports from the United Kingdom are up 177 percent in the first four months of 2024. Canada imported $10.2 million worth of beef from Jan. 1 until the end of April. That’s a significant increase from the same period in 2023, when beef imports from Britain were $3.7 million. If the pace […] Read more

The trade tension between Canada and the United Kingdom is focused on beef and cheese.  |  Getty Images

Canada-U.K. free trade talks remain comatose

Upcoming election in the United Kingdom may explain why little short-term hope remains on the trade agreement front

WINNIPEG — One year ago, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak published an open letter to farmers in his country. The letter, released May 16, 2023, focused on agricultural trade and British government priorities for future free trade deals. Sunak listed six principles, which he says will protect and assist British farmers. Principle No. 4 was […] Read more