Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. and Canadian trade officials spoke on Wednesday and plan to meet in coming weeks, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said, adding that the Trump administration was open to their ideas on how to reach an agreement.
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U.S., Canada to meet in coming weeks on trade, Greer says
Prairie forecast: All aboard the temperature rollercoaster
Reading Time: 4 minutes A series of lows, and the cold and warm air masses that come with them, will make for a temperature rollercoaster on the Prairies.
Canada’s Loblaw misses fourth-quarter revenue estimates
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian retailer Loblaw on Wednesday missed analysts’ estimates for fourth-quarter revenue, signaling consumers are turning cautious and more discerning in their spending pattern as tariff uncertainty hovers.
Mosaic misses profit estimates on weak U.S. phosphate demand
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mosaic missed Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, hurt by a steep drop in U.S. phosphate fertilizer demand that weighed on sales volumes.
Consultations open on expanded regulations for drone pesticide application
Reading Time: 2 minutes Health Canada is seeking public opinion on proposed rules that would allow pesticides to be applied by drone if the chemicals are already registered for aerial application.
Pulse weekly: USDA to buy US$75 million in pulses as part of support package
Reading Time: < 1 minute Pulse growers in the United States have a new market after a recently announced program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture allocated US$75 million to purchase peas, lentils, beans and chickpeas.
India and Canada to begin free trade talks during Carney’s visit, minister says
Reading Time: < 1 minute India hopes to start talks on a free trade agreement with Canada during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to India later this week, the South Asian nation’s trade minister said on Tuesday.
Strong grain shipments by rail offset freight losses in 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Strong cereals volumes — particularly wheat — helped offset sharp declines in freight received from U.S. rail connections in 2025, with total freight moved by rail in Canada during the year down only marginally from 2024, Statistics Canada reported on Feb. 24.
New U.S. tariffs start at 10 per cent, Trump administration working to hike them to 15 per cent
Reading Time: 3 minutes The United States began collecting a temporary new 10 per cent global import tariff on Tuesday but the Trump administration was working to increase it to 15 per cent, a White House official said, sowing confusion over President Donald Trump’s tariff policies in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court defeat.
Klassen: Feeder market remains firm
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending February 21, Western Canadian markets for yearlings or backgrounded cattle traded steady to $10/cwt higher. The calf market was mixed with values quoted $5 higher to $10/cwt lower. Feedlot margins appear to be improving in the short-term which supported the yearling market. Extremely cold temperatures across most of Alberta may have […] Read more
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