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.
Trump to decide US tariff levels on Mexico, Canada as Tuesday deadline looms
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.
Disruption in trade with U.S. expected to continue for years
Panelists at CFA annual meeitng say Canada should be calm and firm with the United States as it deals with tariff threats
Reading Time: 4 minutes One of Canada's trade negotiators told farmers last week he expects ongoing disruption over the next few years as the Trump administration continues to stoke uncertainty.
Farmers make case for aid if tariffs imposed
Uncertainty over whether the U.S. will impose tariffs on Canadian agriculture is already resulting in lost sales, meeting hears
Reading Time: 3 minutes Farmers from various Canadian agricultural sectors told federal officials this week the government must be prepared to help if tariffs take effect.
Federal agriculture minister visits Washington as tariff deadline looms
Reading Time: < 1 minute Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay spent the week in Washington meeting with agricultural officials and industry representatives to shore up trade relationships as tariffs loom.
Trump sows confusion on tariff dates for Canada and Mexico
Tariffs will go ahead on March 4, White House officials say
Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised hopes for another month-long pause on steep new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, saying they could take effect on April 2, and floated a 25 per cent “reciprocal” tariff on European cars and other goods.
ICE Canada Weekly: Tariffs coming, may not last long says analyst
Canola likely to tally post-tariffs
Reading Time: < 1 minute To Errol Andersson of Errol's Commodity Wire in Calgary, there's little doubt the Trump administration will press ahead with tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
Trump-related ‘hyperanxiety’ is driving political shifts says pollster
Economic pessimism is at its highest since the pandemic, CFA members hear
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nik Nanos, founder and chief data scientist for Nanos Research spoke at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) annual general meeting about changing political attitudes in Canada caused by external trade threats and leadership changes.
Canadian, Mexican agri-food sectors must co-operate amid tensions with U.S. says ambassador
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada and Mexico must build on a strong agricultural trade relationship to secure trade resilience in the face of U.S. tariffs, says Carlos Joaquin Gonzales, Mexico's ambassador to Canada.
Trade tensions highlight need to diversify, strengthen Canada’s food export markets says RBC
New RBC report outlines recommendations to reclaim Canada’s sagging global marketshare and create new agri-food exports
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s agriculture sector is heavily reliant on the US. A new report outlines how diversifying agri-food exports to new markets could boost Canada’s economy by billions and secure its place as a global food leader.
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