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China customs expanding checks on U.S. fruit imports

By Karl Plume, Yawen Chen May 5, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes Beijing/Chicago | Reuters –– China’s major ports of entry have ramped up checks on fresh fruit imports from the U.S., five Chinese industry sources said, which could delay shipments from U.S. growers already dealing with higher tariffs as Sino-U.S. trade ties worsen. Fruits were among 128 U.S. goods that China slapped with more expensive import […] Read more

A crenellated walkway on top of the Great Wall of China. (Cia.gov)

General, Markets, Reuters

China slaps tariffs on U.S. frozen pork, wine

By Reuters April 2, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Beijing | Reuters — China has slapped extra tariffs of up to 25 per cent on 128 U.S. products including frozen pork, as well as on wine and certain fruits and nuts, in response to U.S. duties on imports of aluminum and steel, China’s finance ministry said. The tariffs, to take effect on Monday, were […] Read more

(Mark Wilson photo courtesy Louis Dreyfus Co.)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

China should target U.S. soybeans, former finance minister says

By Reuters March 25, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute Beijing | Reuters –– The response by China’s commerce ministry to the latest U.S trade measures is too weak, and should target U.S. soybeans, former Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei said on Saturday. The commerce ministry on Friday unveiled a plan to levy additional duties on up to US$3 billion of U.S. imports including fruit […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Conagra to shed Canadian processed vegetable, fruit business

By Dave Bedard February 20, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes The company behind Arctic Gardens, Graves and Bonduelle canned and frozen vegetables in Canada is set to add the Del Monte brand to its roster. Conagra Brands, which makes and sells Del Monte processed fruits and vegetables in the Canadian market, announced Tuesday it will sell that business to France’s Bonduelle Group for $43 million. […] Read more

After growing up on a ranch in the BSE era, Echlin looked for a path that would give her much more control. That meant studying political science before starting to farm.

Fruit/Vegetables, Guide Business

A different school

For Vance Lester and Sue Echlin, getting a non-agricultural education proved a big help when they returned to the farm

By Lisa Guenther November 21, 2017

Reading Time: 6 minutes Graduate degrees in ecology and international relations don’t seem the kind of education that would be likely to help on a Canadian farm. But that’s where we might be wrong. For Sue Echlin and Vance Lester, that kind of schooling has been instrumental in their launching a fruit-growing and winery business, and in keeping it […] Read more

Crops, Soybeans

VIDEO: Late planting suggests more soybeans for Ont. farmers

By John Greig May 31, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute Wet late May weather is hindering completion of Ontario planting, likely meaning more farmers will make the switch to soybeans from corn. To read a related article on Country Guide, click here.

Fruit/Vegetables, Guide Business

Stepping up the cider game

It’s a great time to lead in the cider business, and this farm group aims to take their Broken Ladder brand international

By Madeleine Baerg March 31, 2017

Reading Time: 9 minutes Back when my grandparents’ generation of Okanagan farmers first formed a fruit growing co-operative to market their fruit, farmers made a good living growing and selling crops on a commodity basis. Sure, some of that fruit ended up in cans, in fruit leather or in other value-added applications, but that all happened after the fruit […] Read more

General

Revisions in the works for Canada’s Food Guide

By Country Guide Staff October 25, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Health Canada is planning changes to one of its key policy documents to reflect how Canadians’ diets are generally coming up short in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk alternatives. At the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Montreal on Monday, the federal health department launched a 45-day public consultation on changes to Canada’s Food Guide, […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Markets, Reuters

Farmers return to vegetable patch as currency slumps

By Nia Williams, Rod Nickel February 26, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Canadian farmers are cashing in on the highest vegetable prices in years, helped by the country’s weak currency and soaring costs of U.S. imports that have made them unexpected winners in a bearish commodity world. Soft wheat and canola prices may diminish Canadian farm incomes by nine per cent this year. But it […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Australia to hike tax on ‘backpacker’ workers

By Colin Packham February 26, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sydney | Reuters — Australia is set to increase taxes on foreign travellers who work in the country, raising concerns from farmers that their supply of “backpacker labour” at harvest times may dry up and undermine Australia’s ambitions of being Asia’s delicatessen. Australian fruit exports are set to hit a record A$2.27 billion (C$2.19 billion) […] Read more

Daily Network News

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Canadian cattle herd sees first annual increase since 2018

Olymel parent company sees increased earnings in 2025

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