Reading Time: 2 minutes The Manitoba Co-operator is counting down our 25 most popular stories of 2025. Here’s a taste so far, from trade woes to new insight on Manitoba’s wild pig problem
Manitoba Co-operator top 25 of 2025
Relief as new China ruling lowers EU pork tariffs
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Reading Time: 3 minutes China on Tuesday sharply reduced tariffs on European Union pork imports worth over $2 billion in the final ruling of an anti-dumping investigation seen as a response to the bloc’s duties on Chinese electric vehicles.
Canadian tractor sales slumped in 2025, combine purchases up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farmers have bought slightly fewer tractors this year than in 2024 while combine sales rose, statistics from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers show.
FCC forecasts rocky financial year, points to waning confidence, vCOOL, interest rates
Reading Time: 3 minutes Farm Credit Canada forecasts trade woes, interest rates contributing to deceleration in the Canadian economy in 2026.
Trump to unveil $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. President Donald Trump will unveil a $12 billion aid package for American farmers affected by his trade policies on Monday, two White House officials said.
Canada’s Food Price Report shows meat, pantry goods prices expected to rise “a lot” in 2026
Reading Time: 4 minutes Food prices are 27 per cent higher now than they were in 2020, the new Canada’s Food Price Report shows. Meat prices are particularly to blame for the rise.
India-Canada trade deal could guarantee some Canadian pulse sales, envoy says
Reading Time: 2 minutes India’s government is considering guaranteeing Canada ongoing pulse crop sales so its farmers keep growing the vital protein source, Indian High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Patnaik said during a visit to Saskatchewan.
Deere forecasts weak annual profit on tariff hit
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Deere & Co forecast an annual profit below estimates on Wednesday, pressured by tariff impacts and weaker margins from its large tractors, sending the farm-equipment maker’s shares down nearly five per cent.
Canada eyes fresh start in trade talks with India, says minister Sidhu
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada and India are working to rebuild trade ties and explore new areas of cooperation after a two-year chill, with Ottawa keen to restart trade negotiations under “a new process”, Canadian Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said on Thursday
Canada agriculture minister says canola trade prospects are improving after China visit
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s agriculture minister Heath MacDonald said in an interview on Monday his weeklong trip to China is evidence of bilateral relations beginning to thaw, something desperately needed by Canada’s farmers and canola exporters.
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