Jordan Van Hierden says the Canadian government’s spat with Saudi Arabia could cost him millions in lost forage sales. Green Prairie International, a supplier of forage products based in Lethbridge, has been developing relationships in Saudi Arabia’s livestock market for about five years. Van Hierden, who manages the company’s equine and feed division for North […] Read more
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Study highlights Americans’ protectionist dairy policy
If you listen to U.S. President Donald Trump, the United States is a free-trading hero that is being abused by protectionist “freeloaders” like Canada. Especially with Canadian restrictions on dairy imports, the U.S. president has presented an image of fair-trading American dairy farmers being taken advantage of by outrageous Canadian rules to protect that country’s […] Read more
Does cattle sector have Trump’s ear on NAFTA?
The leaders of America’s agricultural groups are perplexed. U.S. organizations that represent corn growers, wheat growers, pork producers and other farm groups are strong supporters of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Their leaders have said, forcefully and repeatedly, that American farmers benefit from free trade with Mexico and Canada, but they might as well […] Read more
China to impose 25 percent tariff on 659 U.S. goods worth $50 billion: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will impose an additional 25 percent tariff on 659 U.S. goods worth $50 billion, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Tariff Commission of the State Council. Tariffs on $34 billion of U.S. goods including agricultural products, autos and aquatic goods will take effect from July 6, Xinhua reported early […] Read more
Ottawa moves to ratify TPP-11
In a week where Italy threatened to blow up the Canada-European Union free trade deal and the U.S. formally imposed $50 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods, there was actually some good news for Canadian farmers. The federal government brought forward legislation yesterday to enact the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership. The deal, better […] Read more
‘We are bleeding’: U.S. hog producer
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hog farmers and pork industry players were upset, dismayed and angry at the World Pork Expo. They became the first victims of retaliation by Mexico and China for United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum, and they didn’t hide their suffering. “We are bleeding,” said Ohio hog […] Read more
Mexico hits back at U.S. with trade tariffs
MEXICO CITY —Mexico put tariffs on American products ranging from steel to pork and bourbon last week, retaliating against import duties on metals imposed by President Donald Trump and taking aim at Republican strongholds ahead of U.S. congressional elections in November. Mexico’s response further raises trade tensions between the two countries and adds a new […] Read more
U.S.-Canada row escalates, Europeans criticize Trump’s G7 move
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec (Reuters) – The United States and Canada swung sharply on Sunday toward a diplomatic and trade crisis as top White House advisers lashed out at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a day after U.S. President Trump called him “very dishonest and weak.” The spat drew in Germany and France, which sharply criticized […] Read more
Trump aide says Canada’s Trudeau overreacting to trade dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Trade frictions between the United States and Canada are a “family quarrel,” President Donald Trump’s economic adviser said on Sunday, brushing aside concerns expressed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as an overreaction. The Trump administration said on Thursday it was moving ahead with tariffs on aluminum and steel imports from Canada, […] Read more
U.S. hits Canada with metal tariffs, Canada hits back
Canada is hitting back against “totally unacceptable” U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland said today that the federal government will impose duties worth $16.6 billion on American steel, aluminum and other products The dollar figure represents the amount of steel and aluminum that Canada exported to the […] Read more
