Reading Time: 2 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to visit China after meeting with President Xi Jinping on Friday, in an encounter that may have marked a turning point but offered no breakthroughs on trade.
Carney agrees to visit China after meeting Xi
American agriculture groups call for full renewal of CUSMA trade deal
Reading Time: < 1 minute American food and agriculture groups are calling for a full 16-year renewal of the Canada-United States-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA).
Carney to meet China’s Xi in South Korea
Reading Time: < 1 minute Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday afternoon in South Korea, the prime minister’s office said on Thursday.
Cattle group asks Canada to break off U.K. trade agreement
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian Cattle Association cites little effort to fix ‘non-tariff barriers,’ which they say have already been a problem for getting Canadian beef market access to the U.K.
Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa
Reading Time: 2 minutes Globe and Mail article suggests U.S. dairy access to Canada is back as a topic of conversation in Ottawa
Parties unitedly condemn China tariffs on Canadian canola
China’s 75.8 per cent tariffs against Canadian canola seed called ‘unjustified,’ spark calls for immediate federal response from Canada’s Liberal government
Reading Time: 6 minutes China's 75.8 per cent tariffs against Canadian canola seed called 'unjustified' spark calls for immediate federal response from Canada's Liberal government.
Canada’s steel import duties violate WTO rules, says China
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Chinese embassy in Ottawa criticized duties slapped by Canada this week on Chinese imported steel, saying on Friday they violated World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and disrupted the global trade order.
China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments
Reading Time: < 1 minute China’s soybean imports hit the highest level ever for the month of June, a Reuters calculation of customs data showed on Monday, driven by a surge in shipments from top supplier Brazil.
Farm groups’ response to new Trump tariffs muted
Trump repeats dairy tariff claims in justification of 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farm groups’ response has been muted, thus far, in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s announced 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. Goods under CUSMA are expected to continue to be exempted. Trump again brought up dairy tariff claims in justification for higher tariffs.
Trump says he’ll up Canadian tariff rate to 35 per cent next month
Exceptions for goods under CUSMA are expected to continue says White House official
Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his tariff assault on Canada on Thursday, saying the U.S. would impose a 35 per cent tariff on imports next month. Exceptions for goods under CUSMA, which includes many agricultural products, are expected to continue a White House official said.
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