Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government has released a list of items imported from the United States to see 25 per cent tariffs starting on Feb. 4, 2025.
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Canada releases list of tariffed items
Federal goverment to impose tariffs on Feb. 4
Trump’s commerce nominee says tariffs not inflationary, wants Canada dairy access
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to run the Commerce Department, Howard Lutnick, said on Wednesday that he will work to increase access to Canada's dairy market for American farmers and denied that tariffs are inflationary.
No immediate tariffs means more time to engage, prepare say ag, food leaders
Reading Time: 2 minutes No immediately-imposed tariffs means more time to engage with American officials on the importance of free trade and to prepare for future negotiations say agriculture industry groups say.
No day-one tariffs coming from Trump, but trade overhaul planned, official says
Reading Time: 3 minutes President Donald Trump will issue a broad trade memo on Monday that stops short of imposing new tariffs on his first day in office but directs federal agencies to evaluate U.S. trade relationships with China, Canada and Mexico, a Trump administration official said.
US issues partial guidance on clean fuel subsidies, chafing ethanol makers
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. biofuels groups are eager for clarity on the tax credits for fuels that combat climate change, which they hope will ultimately provide a pathway for corn-based ethanol to expand its market as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel.
US funding bill includes plan to allow year-round sales of higher ethanol blend fuel
Reading Time: 2 minutes A U.S. government funding bill released on Tuesday included a plan that would allow year-round sales of gasoline with a higher ethanol blend, a major win for the corn and ethanol lobbies.
U.S. government not stockpiling bird flu vaccine
Reading Time: 2 minutes While the United States government continues to monitor the spread of bird flu in the country, the Biden administration said it won’t order the stockpiling of a vaccine for humans. U.S. health officials stressed the chances of a human contracting the H5N1 variant of avian influenza remain very low.
Biden administration will not finalize clean fuel tax credit guidance
Ethanol producers hoping aviation fuel would provide market growth after amid stagnant demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes Biden administration officials will not finalize highly anticipated guidelines on new clean fuel production tax credits aimed at the airline and biofuel industries before they leave in January, three sources told Reuters, casting doubt on the future of a key piece of the U.S. president's climate agenda.
Agriculture groups urge White House to avert U.S. East Coast port disruption
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dozens of groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation, Renewable Fuels Association and American Chemistry Council said "the time has come for the U.S. government to intervene and ensure port operations do not stop" in order to prevent damage to U.S. agriculture and the economy.
US targets nitrous oxide in new phase of climate strategy
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it would seek to curb U.S. emissions of powerful industrial greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide as it enters a new phase in the national strategy to fight climate change under the Paris agreement.