Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada needs a national agriculture strategy with clear priorities and results according to a new report from the Canada West Foundation.
Canada needs an agriculture strategy to rebuild trust with producers, investors and trade partners: report
How China plans to dominate global trade long after Trump
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Beijing is exploiting Trump-era uncertainty to stitch its manufacturing base into the world’s biggest economic blocs, aiming to end decades of U.S. trade leverage.
Minor tweaks in AAFC supply and demand report
Reading Time: 2 minutes There were only small changes in the latest supply and demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released on Feb. 18.
International trade minister visits Singapore, Vietnam
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s minister of international trade met with Vietnam and Singapore government officials to emphasize the need for free trade, highlight Canadian agri-food products, and to announce projects aimed at strenghtening trade with those nations.
Bayer: glyphosate shortages not expected outside U.S. after Trump invokes Defense Production Act to secure supply
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to ensure an adequate U.S. supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides, the White House said.
Top potash producer Nutrien misses fourth-quarter profit estimates
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nutrien missed analysts’ expectations for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, as lower sales in its crop nutrients business weighed on the world’s top potash producer.
Cash incentive for CRSB Certified beef producers launched
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) has launched an incentive payment for CRSB Certified producers.
Mexico updates import requirements for Eastern Canadian apples
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexico has updated rules around imports of apples from Eastern Canada, a move the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says will reduce costs for Canadian exporters.
As U.S. agriculture flails, farmers see big corn acres as best bet to break even
Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. farmers are expected to only cut back slightly on corn acres as it nears break-even prices and seems less politically risky than soybeans.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
