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U.S. pork begs for tariff exemption from Canada

The Canadian pork sector, meanwhile, says U.S. tariffs against Canadian pork creates similar damage to the highly integrated North American pork market

Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's retaliatory tariffs threaten to hurt North American pork and hog supply chain, U.S. farm group argues.

Diseases like African swine fever have increased the need for biosecurity preparedness in Canada. PHOTO: CANADIAN PORK COUNCIL

Pork producers slated for $567M in case of African swine fever

African swine fever hasn’t been found in Canada or the U.S. yet; Canadian government says funds will support hog farmers if a case causes markets to close

Reading Time: 2 minutes African swine fever hasn't been found in Canada or the U.S. yet. The Canadian government says funds will support hog farmers if a case causes markets to close.





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High-protein wheat expected to survive tariffs

Analysts say the global appeal of Canadian Western Red Spring wheat will help cushion the effects of any U.S. levies

Reading Time: 3 minutes A 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods exported to the United States would be painful, say market analysts, but some agricultural sectors, such as canola, may feel it more than others. Meanwhile, high-protein wheat classes such as Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) may survive the new world order of international trade.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican products on his first day in office. Brandon Bell/Pool Via Reuters

Agriculture sectors look for footing after Trump tariff threat

A threatened 25 per cent U.S. tariff against Canadian goods has raised questions about next year’s agriculture trade for export-reliant sectors

Reading Time: 6 minutes Speculation about U.S. tariffs hit a new gear for Canadian agriculture sectors in the last week of November. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had already threatened a 10 per cent tariff on products coming into the U.S. while on the campaign trail. That fostered wariness from many farm groups whose industries are heavily reliant on exports […] Read more