Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday expressed caution after a newspaper reported he might soon sign a trade deal on steel and aluminum with the U.S., saying “I wouldn’t overplay it.”
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Trump’s tariffs take their toll on U.S. producers
Farm leaders say it is aggravating to watch government policy trump market dynamics and drive prices lower
U.S. farmers say Trump’s tariffs have been devastating for growers in that country.
Canada offers tariff relief to some steel, aluminum products from U.S., China
Canada offered tariff relief on some steel and aluminum products imported from the U.S. and China, a government document showed, in efforts to help domestic businesses battered by a trade war on two fronts.
Livestock leads Canada’s farm economic outlook
Canada’s general economic growth is in decline, but pockets of good news exist in the agricultural world, largely for cattle and hogs
Forecasts by a major Canadian farm lender featured good and bad news on the financial health of both farmers and Canadians at large.
Canada, Mexico look beyond U.S. as agri-food trade pact expands
Earlier this week Heath MacDonald, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué, met to discuss bilateral relations and strengthen cooperation and trade ties between the two countries.
U.S. soy subsidies will cause lasting damage to industry
Nothing illustrates the demise of world trade agreements more than the recent dispute between the United States and China.
Canada told trade crisis solutions in its hands
CTV’s chief financial correspondent says Canadian exporters need to accept that the old rules of trade are over
Canadians and Canadian exporters need to accept that the old rules of trade are over, and open access to the U.S. market may also be over, says the chief financial correspondent for CTV News.
House ag committee to undertake several studies
Members set a full agenda as the fall sitting begins, starting wtih a look at regulatory reform and red tape reduction
The House of Commons standing agriculture committee has set its agenda for the coming months. Members began the fall sitting with a two-hour update on international trade
Canadian agriculture minister MacDonald headed to Mexico
Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Heath MacDonald, will lead a ministerial mission to Mexico next week, Oct. 14-17.
U.S. softens fees on Chinese shipping
A fee of $1 to $1.5 million per ship has been changed to a much smaller fee on Chinese owned and built ships
The U.S. starts charging new fees on Chinese ships on Oct. 14. What are the ramifications for their ag exports?
