Reading Time: 3 minutes A number of leading economists, including advisers to past U.S. presidents, have coalesced around the view that President-elect Donald Trump's plans to broaden tariffs, cut taxes and curb immigration may not prove as inflationary as early analysis had suggested.
Trump’s policies may not prove inflationary, Bernanke, others say
Top agriculture market-moving news stories of 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute Grain and oilseed markets had their ups and downs in 2024, with wars, labour unrest, trade disputes and politics often providing more direction than the traditional supply/demand fundamentals.
Trump suggests U.S. should retake control of Panama Canal
Reading Time: 3 minutes President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal on Sunday, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage and drawing a sharp rebuke from Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino.
EU deal and Trump tariff threats bolster Mercosur trade talks
Reading Time: 3 minutes Brazil expects the South American trade bloc Mercosur to speed up more free trade negotiations after clinching a deal with the European Union, as the threat of U.S. tariffs when Donald Trump takes office as president forces countries to diversify their options for exports, diplomats say.
Feed Grains Weekly: Trump looms over Prairie feed market
Weaker Canadian dollar less of an influence
Reading Time: < 1 minute Currently, United States President-elect Donald Trump is more of an influence on Western Canadian feed grain prices than a weaker Canadian dollar said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.
India gears up for a potential trade deal as Trump targets China, say government sources
Reading Time: 3 minutes India is preparing to offer tariffs cuts on some farm and other goods mainly imported from the U.S., aiming to clinch a broader trade and investment deal once president-elect Donald Trump takes charge, government and industry sources in New Delhi said.
Pulse Weekly: Looking at price shifts in 2024
Production up for most Canadian pulses
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pulses in Canada had quite the year in 2024 with prices closing out the calendar year in the middle of their trading ranges. Production was higher on the year for most pulses. Dry pea output in Canada rose to just short of three million tonnes, up from the 2.61 million harvested in 2023, according to the Statistics Canada principal field crop report issued Dec. 5.
Finance minister Freeland quits after clash with Trudeau
Freeland says Trudeau's push for spending could hurt Ottawa's ability to deal with potential tariffs as Trump assumes office
Reading Time: 4 minutes Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible U.S. tariffs, dealing a huge blow to an already unpopular government.
Freeland resigns from cabinet
Reading Time: < 1 minute Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Monday morning she will be stepping down from her position as finance minister and resigning from cabinet.
Canadian beef producers urged to lean into coalitions with U.S. producers to ward off Trump tariff threats
Reading Time: 2 minutes Relationships developed between Canadian, American and Mexican cattle producers during country-of-origin labelling discussions more than a decade ago may help protect Canadian cattlemen from damaging tariffs proposed by US president-elect Donald Trump, said the former head of the national cattle organization.
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