Reading Time: 3 minutes China announced tariffs on over $2.6 billion worth of Canadian agricultural and food products on Saturday, retaliating against levies Ottawa introduced in October and opening a new front in a trade war largely driven by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats.
China hits back at Canada with fresh agriculture tariffs
Report ranks provinces by projected impact of broad U.S. tariffs
Alberta expected to be hardest hit by U.S. tariffs on oil sector losses; Sask. agriculture sector also anticipates heavy losses
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta and Saskatchewan will be among the provinces hardest hit by U.S. tariffs, according to an assessment by the Conference Board of Canada released February 19.
Agriculture sector braces for impact as tariffs set to become reality
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Canadian agriculture industry is bracing for impact as Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs are set to become reality on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to place 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10 per cent on goods from China.
Agriculture groups praise CEPA trade deal with Indonesia
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Meat Council says a new trade agreement between Canada and Indonesia holds significant potential for meat exporters.
Louisiana energy hubs, crop exports disrupted ahead of Hurricane Francine
Reading Time: 2 minutes Energy production and agricultural exports out of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were disrupted, and oil refineries in Louisiana slowed operations ahead of Hurricane Francine's landfall later on Wednesday, according to official and operator reports.
AAFC makes changes in July estimates
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) made a handful of changes to its July balance sheet released on July 22, compared to the month before.
Canada’s Indo-Pacific ag office takes step forward
The joint CFIA-AAFC venture is part of a plan to diversify exports to the Indo-Pacific region
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government took another step yesterday toward establishing its Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office (IPAAO) in Manila, Philippines, with the appointment of its first executive director. Federal ag minister Lawrence MacAulay announced that Diedrah Kelly had been appointed to the post. Kelly is a long-time representative of Global Affairs Canada and recently was Canada’s […] Read more
Philippines to host Canada’s Indo-Pacific ag office
AAFC/CFIA base to be set up in Manila, Bibeau says
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s agriculture department and food safety agency will carry out their part of the federal government’s Indo-Pacific strategy from a new office in Manila, Philippines. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the office’s location Wednesday in Ottawa during a meeting with the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), which represents Canada’s export-dependent ag commodity groups on […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: FCC sees opportunities for exports
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Farm Credit Canada (FCC) on Tuesday released a report titled Diversifying Canada’s agriculture exports, which included pulses and also looked at some of the pros and cons to diversifying Canada’s wheat, canola and soybeans. “Canada has done extremely well in establishing strong trade relations in a number of key markets thanks to a […] Read more
U.S. drops ag demand from NAFTA talks, Mexico farm lobby says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mexico City | Reuters — The United States has dropped a contentious demand from the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement to impose restrictions on Mexican agricultural exports, Mexico’s top farm lobby said on Sunday. Talks to rework the 24-year-old pact are entering a crucial phase and Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said […] Read more
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