Reading Time: 2 minutes Countries are making progress on reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO) but will fall short of clinching a deal at a major meeting early next year, the ambassador leading the talks said in a confidential document.
WTO chair rules out reform deal at next major meeting, document shows
Pulse Weekly: No upside for peas until after New Year
Reading Time: < 1 minute Prices for green and yellow peas have dropped back across the Prairies over the last week. One of the major downward drivers was the Statistics Canada production report released earlier this month, said Levon Sargsyan of Johnston’s Grain in Calgary.
Safeguards leave ‘cars for cows’ deal in peril
Reading Time: 2 minutes EU lawmakers backed tighter controls on imports of agricultural products under a potential trade agreement with the South American trade bloc Mercosur, as Brussels tries to get sceptics on board to sign the EU’s largest-ever trade accord.
Relief as new China ruling lowers EU pork tariffs
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Reading Time: 3 minutes China on Tuesday sharply reduced tariffs on European Union pork imports worth over $2 billion in the final ruling of an anti-dumping investigation seen as a response to the bloc’s duties on Chinese electric vehicles.
Public consultations open on four international trade deals
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadians are invited to share their thoughts as the federal government negotiates trade agreements with India, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and the Mercosur bloc.
CFIA adds controls for imports of Spanish feed ingredients after African swine fever outbreak
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added Spain to a list of countries subject to feed import controls due to an outbreak of African swine fever in that country.
FCC forecasts rocky financial year, points to waning confidence, vCOOL, interest rates
Reading Time: 3 minutes Farm Credit Canada forecasts trade woes, interest rates contributing to deceleration in the Canadian economy in 2026.
U.S. senators push USDA for urgent action on bird flu vaccine
Reading Time: 2 minutes A bipartisan group of U.S. senators this week urged the administration of President Donald Trump to finalize a science-based plan for developing a bird flu vaccine for livestock, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
ICE Canada Weekly: Canola a “tough market”
Reading Time: < 1 minute There are grim prospects for canola prices as the New Year approaches said Winnipeg-based trader and farmer Bill Craddock.
Larkin appointed CEO of Canadian Meat Council
Reading Time: < 1 minute Outgoing Grain Growers of Canada executive director Kyle Larkin will be the Canadian Meat Council’s next Chief Executive Officer
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