Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian grain farmers warn of economic hardship from new US tariffs. The 25 per cent U.S. tariff threatens farm viability, increases American food costs and disrupts a $17B trade relationship.
Grain Growers of Canada react to U.S. tariffs
GGC says tariffs put family-run farms, already under strain, at great risk
Trudeau pledges economic support in face of U.S. tariffs
Canada working to find new trading partners, expand provincial trade says PM
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is working on supports for Canadians impacted by U.S. tariffs and seeking new markets for exports.
Canadian Federation of Agriculture calls for federal action as tariffs take hold
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is calling for swift action from the federal government as U.S. tariffs take effect
The risk of tariffs – some U.S. farmers get it and some don’t
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Trump tariffs and retaliatory tariffs will likely cause financial pain for American farmers. Some farmers get it, but other producers don’t.
Trump triggers trade war with tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico
Canada to retaliate
Reading Time: 4 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump's new 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20 per cent, sparking trade wars that could slam economic growth and lift prices for Americans still smarting from years of high inflation.
Anti-tariff lobbyists struggle in Washington
Reading Time: 2 minutes A prominent lobbyist in Washington, D.C., who represents manufacturers of machinery and farm equipment in America is having little success with U.S. president Donald Trump's administration on tariffs.
Trump to decide US tariff levels on Mexico, Canada as Tuesday deadline looms
Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump will decide on Monday what levels of tariffs he will impose early on Tuesday on Canada and Mexico amid last-minute negotiations over border security and efforts to halt the inflow of fentanyl opioids, his commerce secretary said.
PTx Trimble wins agricultural technology award in Denver
Davidson Prize recognizes leading engineering technologies that impact different farming operations
Reading Time: 2 minutes PTx Trimble, an agricultural technology company from the Prairies has won a major award at the Commodity Classic in Denver.
Ag trade deficit top priority for U.S. agriculture secretary
Reading Time: 2 minutes As U.S. secretary of agriculture Brooke Rollins took the stage at the Commodity Classic in Denver about 2,500 farmers inside the Colorado Convention Centre leapt out of their seats and gave her a standing ovation.
Trump trade threats compound global ocean shipping uncertainty
Reading Time: 3 minutes The global ocean shipping industry that handles 80 per cent of world trade is navigating a sea of unknowns as U.S. President Donald Trump stokes trade and geopolitical tensions with historical foes as well as neighbors and allies.
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