Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmers are facing a two-front trade war, with China’s tariffs on Canadian canola oil, canola meal and peas taking effect on Thursday and U.S. tariffs expected on additional Canadian products within two weeks.
Canadian farmers face two-front trade war as China duties take effect
North American biofuels sector contracts amid trade and policy uncertainty
Reading Time: 4 minutes U.S. and Canadian biofuel companies are throttling back production to limit losses amid uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's approach to green fuel subsidies and the potential for a worsening trade war.
Nutrien says tariffs will lead to higher costs for US farmers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fertilizer producer Nutrien said on Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on Canadian imports will increase costs for American farmers.
Drought leaves Canadian farmers unpaid
Failure of unlicensed companies, complaint deadline, insufficient security seen as holes in farm support
Reading Time: 4 minutes Hundreds of Canadian farmers have received delayed payments for their crops or not been paid at all, as a growing number of grain-buying firms declare bankruptcy amid drought and low commodity prices, according to interviews with dozens of farmers, a government agency, and a review of bankruptcy documents.
Facing Trump tariffs on piglets and crops, Canadian farmers revise sales plans
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmers are renegotiating livestock contracts with U.S. buyers and finding local markets for crops they previously planned to sell south of the border to minimize the economic hit from potential new U.S. tariffs.
Australia, EU canola prices rally as adverse weather crushes supply
Canadian prices will have to rise to ration demand, analyst says
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canola oilseed prices in Australia and Europe have risen by around 20 per cent since the start of March due to tight supply and a rally in vegetable oil markets, with further gains expected as buyers remain reluctant to switch to cheaper soybeans.
Canada agriculture minister says beef, dairy in focus with Trump
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bilateral beef trade and Canada's dairy supply management system are top trade issues Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is prepared to confront with the incoming Trump administration, he said on Monday.
Montreal port employers threaten shutdown
Reading Time: < 1 minute Port of Montreal terminal operators have threatened to shut down most operations as of Sunday after providing a "final, comprehensive offer" to the longshore union.
Labor dispute stops canola oil, forestry exports from West Coast
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's exports of canola oil and forest products from West Coast ports, including the Port of Vancouver, have halted due to a labor dispute, producers said on Thursday.
West coast ports shutdown enters second day
Reading Time: 2 minutes The British Columbia ports labour dispute continued on Tuesday, impacting exports at Canada's biggest port in Vancouver with no sign of negotiating progress.
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