Articles Written by Kelsey Johnson

New EU import curbs on fruit not Canada-specific

By Kelsey Johnson August 23, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ottawa | Reuters — New European Union rules that could block shipments of Canadian cherries and other fruits to the 28-nation grouping apply to all countries and “was not unusual,” a senior Canadian official said on Friday. The clarification from federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau came a day after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

EU set to halt imports of Canadian cherries, other fruits

By Kelsey Johnson August 22, 2019

Reading Time: 1 minute Ottawa | Reuters — The European Union will halt imports of Canadian cherries and other fresh fruits starting Sept. 1 as it enforces new import requirements related to pests, according to a Canadian government document sent to industry on Thursday. In the notice, which was seen by Reuters, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said the […] Read more

Reuters

Canadian greenhouse labor shortages worsened by growing cannabis producers

By Kelsey Johnson July 29, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ottawa | Reuters – Canada’s labor-strapped greenhouse vegetable and flower growers are ramping up efforts to keep and recruit more workers in the face of pressure from the country’s budding cannabis industry, farm groups say. “Many of the cannabis producers are very cash rich. They’ve got the resources to pay a very good wage,” said […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Canada says bogus certificates being used to smuggle meat into China

By Kelsey Johnson June 26, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ottawa | Reuters — Unknown actors are using bogus certificates to smuggle Canadian meat into China, Trade Minister Jim Carr said on Wednesday, a day after Beijing halted beef and pork imports citing falsified paperwork. China, which has already blocked imports of Canadian canola seed and product from three pork plants, said on Tuesday it […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

China halts Canadian meat shipments over bogus documents

By Kelsey Johnson, Rod Nickel June 25, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ottawa | Reuters — China said Tuesday it will turn away all meat shipped from Canada, just days before China and the United States sit down to work on settling a trade dispute that has also caught Canada in the crossfire. China launched an investigation after inspections found residues of ractopamine, a feed additive not […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Weather

China, drought, debt shake Canadian farm finances

By Kelsey Johnson, Rod Nickel June 19, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes Winnipeg/Ottawa | Reuters — For years, the financial stability of Canadian farmers was the envy of their U.S. counterparts, but rising costs, drought and a dispute with China have weakened their bottom lines. Net incomes plunged last year, and that setback was followed in March by China’s halting purchases of canola, Canada’s biggest crop. Now […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Ottawa expands insurance for canola exporters amid China dispute

By Kelsey Johnson, Reuters, Rod Nickel June 13, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ottawa/Winnipeg | Reuters — Ottawa increased the insurance coverage available for canola exporters, a government corporation said on Thursday, as it seeks to reduce trade risks amid a dispute with China. China halted purchases of Canadian canola in March, citing pests in shipments by Richardson International and Viterra. That move, which came as Beijing has […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Canada frets about potential Chinese crackdown on more exports

By David Ljunggren, Kelsey Johnson June 6, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday he was concerned that China could broaden its crackdown on Canada’s exports, and that he might seek a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month. China has already blocked imports of Canadian canola seed and looks set to boost customs examinations […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Pulses, Reuters

Update: Vancouver lockout of longshoremen ends

By Kelsey Johnson, Rod Nickel May 30, 2019

Reading Time: 1 minute Winnipeg/Ottawa | Reuters — A lockout of longshore workers at Canada’s biggest port, the Port of Vancouver, ended in a deal on Thursday after a few hours, averting a potentially massive shipping disruption, the workers’ union and employers association said. The lockout was immediately lifted and the union also withdrew its strike notice, according to […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Canada moves to ratify USMCA ahead of Pence visit

By Kelsey Johnson May 29, 2019

Reading Time: 1 minute Ottawa | Reuters — The Canadian government formally presented draft legislation to ratify the new North American Trade deal to parliament on Wednesday, less than 24 hours ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presented the bill to the House of Commons, confirming a Reuters story from Tuesday that […] Read more

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