Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 1.9 per cent in June, meeting analysts' expectations, as increases in the price of automobiles, clothing and footwear pushed the index higher, data showed on Tuesday.
Canada’s annual inflation rate in June up slightly to 1.9 per cent
Rise in prices led by durable goods, clothing, footwear
Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion
Reading Time: 3 minutes An Agriculture Canada entomologist is experimenting with trap crops and marigolds at an Ag in Motion demonstration cropplot
Canada’s foreign affairs minister spoke with Chinese counterpart, federal government says
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada's minister of foreign affairs spoke with her Chinese counterpart while in Malaysia last week, the federal government said.
Alberta crop conditions improve: report
65 per cent good to excellent provincially
Reading Time: < 1 minute Varied precipitation and warm temperatures were generally beneficial for crop development across Alberta during the week ended July 8, according to the latest provincial crop report released July 11.
Senft to step down as CEO of Seeds Canada
The founding CEO of the five-year-old organization will stay on until January 2026
Reading Time: 2 minutes Barry Senft, the founding CEO of the five-year-old Seeds Canada organization is stepping down as of January 2026.
BASF cuts 2025 outlook as tariffs weigh on global economy
Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany's BASF said on Friday that it was lowering its full-year outlook, citing weaker-than-expected global economic growth and reduced demand for its chemicals due to U.S. tariffs.
Farm groups’ response to new Trump tariffs muted
Trump repeats dairy tariff claims in justification of 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farm groups’ response has been muted, thus far, in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s announced 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. Goods under CUSMA are expected to continue to be exempted. Trump again brought up dairy tariff claims in justification for higher tariffs.
USDA adjusts supply/demand estimates
Corn/soybean yields unchanged
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn and soybean yields in the United States were left unchanged in the latest supply/demand estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released July 11, although a reduction in harvested area led to small downward revisions to production for the crops.
Trump says he’ll up Canadian tariff rate to 35 per cent next month
Exceptions for goods under CUSMA are expected to continue says White House official
Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his tariff assault on Canada on Thursday, saying the U.S. would impose a 35 per cent tariff on imports next month. Exceptions for goods under CUSMA, which includes many agricultural products, are expected to continue a White House official said.
Canada seeks pact with Southeast Asian countries to diversify trade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada is seeking to finalize a free trade deal with Southeast Asian nations as part of a push to expand into new markets, its top diplomat said, responding to the hefty tariffs imposed on it by the United States, its neighbour and largest trade partner.
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