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Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs

Canada now avian flu-free

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Reading Time: 2 minutes With no new cases in poultry since April and no farms in quarantine since July, Canada has officially declared itself free of avian influenza. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Thursday it has informed the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE) that Ontario is free of notifiable avian flu. No new outbreaks of highly pathogenic […] Read more
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Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Critics see TPP as edge of wedge for U.S. milk

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Reading Time: 2 minutes A U.S. dairy sector economist is the latest observer to suggest Canada’s concessions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership may eventually lead to more imports of U.S. milk than Ottawa bargained for. Ag economist Andrew Novakovic of New York’s Cornell University said in a release that the TPP, for U.S. producers, marks a major opportunity in Canada’s […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Cargill Q1 profit jumps despite commodities slump

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill Inc. effectively navigated tumbling commodities markets and volatile currencies to turn in a 20 per cent gain in first-quarter profit, the privately held company said Wednesday. The Minnesota-based company’s grain and oilseed supply chain and energy businesses were standouts in the quarter ended Aug. 31, in stark […] Read more
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Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Historic TPP deal faces skeptics in U.S. Congress

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Atlanta | Reuters –– Twelve Pacific Rim countries on Monday reached the most ambitious trade pact in a generation, aiming to liberalize commerce in 40 per cent of the world’s economy in a deal that faces skepticism from U.S. lawmakers. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact struck in Atlanta after marathon talks could reshape industries, change […] Read more
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Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs

VanRaes: TPP deal seen shrinking supply-managed markets

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Reading Time: 4 minutes CORRECTION, Oct. 7: Canada’s supply managed sectors can expect to lose $4.3 billion to foreign interests in the 15 years following the implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. After years of negotiations, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the U.S. and Vietnam reached an agreement Monday morning, which includes granting access […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Canola, Cereals, Dairy Cattle, Fruit/Vegetables, General, Hogs, Markets, Poultry/Eggs

Market access, income supports come with Trans-Pacific pact

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Canada’s federal government has pledged a suite of compensation programs for supply-managed dairy, poultry and egg sectors, against what it promises will be a mousehole in Canada’s tariff wall. Federal officials on Monday confirmed negotiations have concluded on the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership, now billed as “the largest, most ambitious free trade initiative in history.” The […] Read more
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Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Canada says TPP offers limited access to dairy market

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Ottawa | Reuters — Canada said on Monday that a major trade deal agreed by 12 Pacific nations would only allow limited access to protected Canadian domestic dairy and poultry markets, a politically sensitive issue ahead of the Oct. 19 election. Officials said the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would offer up just 3.25 per cent of […] Read more
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Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

After five years of negotiations, TPP talks near deal

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Atlanta | Reuters — A dozen Pacific nations closed in on a sweeping free trade pact on Sunday in Atlanta after a breakthrough over how long a monopoly pharmaceutical companies should be given on new biotech drugs. The issue has pitted the U.S., which has argued for longer protections, against Australia and five other delegations […] Read more
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General, Markets, Reuters

Pacific trade ministers extend talks through Saturday

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Atlanta | Reuters — Pacific trade ministers are extending talks on a free trade deal between a dozen nations through Saturday in a bid to reach a final agreement, representatives from Japan and Mexico said Thursday. Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari said the extension on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks in Atlanta showed ministers thought there […] Read more

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