Reading Time: 2 minutes The World Trade Organization said on Tuesday it is reviewing staff costs after the United States paused funding to the institution.
WTO aims to reduce staffing costs after US funding pause
China boosts Indian rapeseed meal purchases after tariff on Canadian canola imports
Reading Time: 2 minutes China has bought 52,000 tons of Indian rapeseed meal in the past three weeks after Chinese authorities imposed a 100 per cent retaliatory tariff on Canadian canola imports, industry sources said.
Canadian National Railway receives arbitrator’s decision for new agreement
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian National Railway said on Monday it had received an arbitrator's decision regarding the terms of its new collective agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents about 6,000 rail workers.
Loss of markets overshadows federal election campaign
Farm organizations say rules-based, predictable trade environments are at the top of their wish lists for the next government
Reading Time: 4 minutes Ending tariffs, or preventing any new tariffs, overshadows all other issues so far in this federal election campaign. Trade is the number one concern affecting all sectors.
Mexico seeks to avoid retaliatory tariffs against US, but not ruling them out
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday her government would like to avoid imposing tariffs on the United States in response to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans, though she said they could not be ruled out.
Tariffs throw US, Canadian farm machinery manufacturers into turmoil
Reading Time: 3 minutes All around a recent farm show in Canada, equipment salespeople struggled to swing deals with farmers worried about tariffs. With some combines costing more than $800,000, a surprise price hike from a tariff would be a hit most farm budgets cannot easily take.
Mexico reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexico has detected its first human case of H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, the health ministry said on Friday.
Bayer renews bid for US Supreme Court to curb glyphosate cases
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bayer said on Friday it was again petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to sharply limit legal claims that its Roundup herbicide causes cancer, seeking to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages.
U.S. FDA suspends program to improve bird flu testing due to staff cuts
Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is suspending efforts to improve its bird flu testing of milk, cheese and pet food due to massive staff cuts at the agency, according to an email seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the situation.
No new U.S. tariffs on Canadian canola ‘welcome news’
National canola groups say risks of U.S. tariffs aren’t gone as growers fight two-front trade war
Reading Time: < 1 minute No new tariffs on Canadian canola products means some relief for Canadian canola farmers, though uncertainty remains, say Canada's national canola organizations.
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