Reading Time: 2 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to visit China after meeting with President Xi Jinping on Friday, in an encounter that may have marked a turning point but offered no breakthroughs on trade.
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Carney agrees to visit China after meeting Xi
American agriculture groups call for full renewal of CUSMA trade deal
Reading Time: < 1 minute American food and agriculture groups are calling for a full 16-year renewal of the Canada-United States-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA).
China to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans this season, Bessent says
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of American soybeans during the current season through January and has committed to buying 25 million tons annually for the next three years as part of a larger trade agreement with Beijing.
Carney to meet China’s Xi in South Korea
Reading Time: < 1 minute Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday afternoon in South Korea, the prime minister’s office said on Thursday.
India slaps 30 per cent import duty on yellow peas
Reading Time: 2 minutes India has imposed a 30 per cent duty on yellow pea imports with a bill of lading date on or after Nov. 1, 2025.
Mixed year for hail claims across Prairies: CCHA
Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2025 crop year was an average year for hail across the Canadian Prairies, with overall claim numbers down slightly compared to last year, reported the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA).
Mexico agriculture secretary says still no date for restarting cattle exports to U.S.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mexican Agriculture Minister Julio Berdegue said on Wednesday that Mexico and the United States have not yet set a date to resume Mexican cattle exports amid an outbreak of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite.
China buys U.S. soybean cargoes ahead of Trump-Xi meet, sources say
Reading Time: 2 minutes China’s state-owned COFCO bought three U.S. soybean cargoes, two trade sources said, the country’s first purchases from this year’s U.S. harvest, shortly before a summit of leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
Trade tensions boosted confidence in Canadian food system, report shows
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. tariff threats have boosted Canadians’ view of the nation’s food system according to the 2025 public trust report from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity. Trust in Canadian farmers remains high but has been eclipsed by trust in scientists.
Monsoon promise turns sour for India’s crops ruined by late downpours
Reading Time: 2 minutes Indian farmers’ hopes for bumper crops following this year’s abundant monsoon rains were dashed by heavy downpours just before harvest that damaged their fields.