Reading Time: 3 minutes Follow along for the Western Producer's live coverage of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture's federal election agriculture debate.
Federal candidates talk tariffs, trade, climate change and red tape at agricultural debate
Who is likely to win a trade war between the U.S, China?
Some analysts think it’s a war China cannot afford to fight, while others believe the country is in better postion than last time
Reading Time: 3 minutes China's slumping economy might not be able to withstand a prolonged trade war with the United States, according to an analyst.
China says it will ignore US ‘tariff numbers game’
Reading Time: < 1 minute China will pay no attention if the United States continues to play the “tariff numbers game”, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, after the White House outline how China faces tariffs of up to 245 per cent due to its retaliatory actions.
Bayer CEO: targeting US state regulation to stem glyphosate costs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bayer is lobbying U.S. states to adjust their regulatory framework in its battle to wind down costly litigation over its weed killer glyphosate, the German chemicals company's CEO said in a draft speech released on Thursday.
Glyphosate class action moves forward in Canada
Bayer defends safety of the herbicide, but legal costs may force withdrawal from U.S. market
Reading Time: 4 minutes Multiple law firms across the country – in Saskatchewan, Ontario, British Columbia and elsewhere – are now recruiting Canadians to join a class action lawsuit related to Roundup and cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Bank of Canada holds rates, says tariffs could cause deep recession
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Bank of Canada on Wednesday held its key policy rate at 2.75 per cent, its first pause after seven consecutive cuts, and said that the uncertainty around U.S. tariffs made it impossible to issue regular economic forecasts.
How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains
Reading Time: 5 minutes The viruses that cause seasonal flu and bird flu are distinct but still closely related. Understanding their similarities and differences can help people protect themselves and their loved ones.
China Q1 pork output rises 1.2 per cent year-over-year, oversupply pressures persist
Reading Time: 2 minutes China's pork output rose 1.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 from a year earlier to 16.02 million metric tons, helped by a rise in breeding sows last year, pre-holiday slaughter and heavier hog weights.
Next government must help Canadian pork sector through Chinese tariffs says meat council
Council says government should avoid scenarios that make sectors like agriculture collateral damage
Reading Time: 3 minutes Federal parties must recognize the losses Canada’s pork sector will face from Chinese tariffs, says Chris White, president and CEO of the Canadian Meat Council (CMC).
Improved yields to increase Indonesia palm oil output
Accounts for more than half of global production
Reading Time: < 1 minute Palm oil production in Indonesia is expected to rise in 2025/26 to 47 million tonnes, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attache in Jakarta. Such would be a 1.50 million-tonne increase from the attache's estimate of 45.50 million tonnes produced in 2024/25.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
