Reading Time: 4 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump's new 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20 per cent, sparking trade wars that could slam economic growth and lift prices for Americans still smarting from years of high inflation.
Trump triggers trade war with tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico
Canada to retaliate
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.
UK rules out trade deals which undercut food standards
Reading Time: < 1 minute Britain says it will not sign trade deals with potential suppliers such as the U.S. that open the way for food imports that are produced in a way that would be illegal for the country's farmers.
Federal Government to remove some barriers to interprovincial trade
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government said today it will break down trade barriers between provinces by removing of 20 out of 39 exceptions to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
Former trade negotiator says Canada must find new markets
Reading Time: 3 minutes John Weekes stressed how important international cooperation is to beneficial trade agreements in a talk given to the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN).
Canadian government sees agriculture win in free trade agreement with Ecuador
Access for key agriculture exports gained, but not at the cost of supply management
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada's new free trade deal with Ecuador will provide preferential treatment for Canada's key agriculture exports, such as grains and oilseeds, cereals, meat, pulse crops, processed foods and "sugar-containing" products but won't allow additional access to Canada for for supply-managed products such as dairy, poultry and eggs.
Canada seeks stronger EU trade ties as both regions threatened by Trump tariffs
Critical minerals, smaller businesses among priorities, trade minister says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada wants to deepen its economic ties with the EU and uphold global trading rules in the face of threatened U.S. tariffs, its trade minister Mary Ng told Reuters on Saturday.
Ag sees small representation at tariff summit
Looming threat of U.S. tariffs discussed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture had some ambassadors at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tariff summit in Toronto, Feb. 7, though some said more representation would have been better.
Trump’s trade chief nominee Greer says universal tariff needs more study
Countries must lower trade barriers to enjoy U.S. market access
Reading Time: 3 minutes Jamieson Greer, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. trade representative, said on Thursday that a universal tariff needs further study to gauge its impact on rising U.S. trade deficits, and put countries on notice they must lower import barriers to maintain access to the U.S. market.
Bunge Q4 profit falls on weak crush margins, forecasts 2025 earnings drop
Trade tensions and biofuel uncertainty weigh on sector
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. crop commodities trader Bunge Global posted a larger-than-expected quarterly profit drop on Wednesday and warned that 2025 earnings could sink to the lowest in six years as trade tensions and biofuel policy uncertainty drag on the agricultural sector.
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