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Dairy farmers unhappy after meeting Trudeau on USMCA

By GFM Network News October 4, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian dairy farmers met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday to discuss his politically-risky move to open up the protected domestic market to U.S. industry but complained he had not given them details about compensation. As part of the talks to complete the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal, Canada […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

Trudeau takes Quebec dairy gamble to preserve big trade deal

By GFM Network News October 2, 2018

Ottawa/Montreal | Reuters — With his political future at stake, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will mount a charm offensive to placate dairy farmers who say he sold them out in order to win approval of a continental trade deal. Compounding Trudeau’s challenges in the influential province of Quebec, where many dairy farmers are based, […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

Canada, U.S. deal saves NAFTA as trilateral pact

By GFM Network News September 30, 2018

Ottawa/Washington | Reuters — The U.S. and Canada forged a last-gasp deal on Sunday to salvage NAFTA as a trilateral pact with Mexico, rescuing a three-country, US$1.2 trillion open-trade zone that had been about to collapse after nearly a quarter century. In a big victory for his agenda to shake up an era of global […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

Canada, U.S. reach deal to update NAFTA, sources say

By GFM Network News September 30, 2018

Ottawa/Washington | Reuters — The U.S. and Canada reached a deal to update NAFTA and keep it a trilateral pact with Mexico, beating a midnight deadline with agreements to boost U.S. access to Canada’s dairy market and protect Canada from possible U.S. autos tariffs, two Canadian sources with direct knowledge of the talks said on […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Canada sticks to plan to stay at NAFTA talks despite Trump attack

By GFM Network News September 27, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada on Thursday shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism that talks to modernize NAFTA were moving too slowly and made clear it had to keep negotiating as long as there was a chance of success. The prospects for a quick deal to update the North American Free Trade Agreement appeared […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Trump slams Canada over NAFTA, says rejected Trudeau meeting

By GFM Network News September 26, 2018

United Nations | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted Canada over the slow pace of talks over NAFTA, saying he was so unhappy that he had rejected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request for a one-on-one meeting. The remarks by Trump, who repeated a threat to impose tariffs on Canadian autos, knocked […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Canada not making concessions needed for NAFTA deal, says U.S.

By GFM Network News September 25, 2018

New York | Reuters — Canada is not making concessions needed to reach a deal with the U.S. for a trilateral NAFTA pact and is running out of time before Washington proceeds with a Mexico-only agreement, a top U.S. official said on Tuesday. The administration of President Donald Trump has recently begun increasing the pressure […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Sheep/Goats

Agropur to shut Monteregie fine cheese plant

By GFM Network News September 23, 2018

A Quebec cheese plant formerly known as a top maker of Camembert- and Brie-type cheeses is set to shut permanently in April after five years under Agropur’s ownership. Quebec-based Agropur, North America’s biggest dairy co-operative, announced Friday it will start winding down operations at its Saint-Damase cheese plant in January ahead of the April 2019 […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

NAFTA talks grind on with little sign of deal

By GFM Network News September 20, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Canada and the U.S. showed scant sign of being close to striking a deal on revamping the trilateral NAFTA that underpins US$1.2 trillion in annual trade, as Canadian sources played down talk of a U.S. quota on autos. Canada says it does not feel bound by a U.S.-imposed deadline for the […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Trudeau urges some U.S. flexibility in NAFTA talks

By GFM Network News September 19, 2018

Washington/Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he wanted to see flexibility from the U.S. if the two sides are to reach a deal on renewing NAFTA, which Washington insists must be finished by the end of the month. Ottawa is pushing back against increasing pressure by the administration of […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans down as exports disappoint, weather improves

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend slide, fall below seven-week lows

Sunflower production seen beating StatsCan estimates

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U.S. grains: Soybeans down as exports disappoint, weather improves

U.S. livestock: Hogs extend slide, fall below seven-week lows

Sunflower production seen beating StatsCan estimates

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Dairy farmers unhappy after meeting Trudeau on USMCA

Trudeau takes Quebec dairy gamble to preserve big trade deal

Canada, U.S. deal saves NAFTA as trilateral pact

Canada, U.S. reach deal to update NAFTA, sources say

Canada sticks to plan to stay at NAFTA talks despite Trump attack

Trump slams Canada over NAFTA, says rejected Trudeau meeting

Canada not making concessions needed for NAFTA deal, says U.S.

Agropur to shut Monteregie fine cheese plant

NAFTA talks grind on with little sign of deal

Trudeau urges some U.S. flexibility in NAFTA talks

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