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The agreement between Canada and the EU has removed tariffs on Canadian corn and low protein wheat.
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New European markets sought for Ontario grain

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Grain Farmers of Ontario has started a year-long project designed to find opportunities for new grain sales in the European Union. The project includes a trade mission with stops in Brussels and the United Kingdom to meet with agricultural organizations and potential buyers. It also is expected to welcome an incoming delegation of European agricultural […] Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau addresses the Dairy Farmers of Canada AGM in Saskatoon. (Photo courtesy AAFC)
Livestock

Supply-managed sector compensation details due before election

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Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has pledged to lay out details on trade pact compensation for supply-managed sectors before the federal election in October. The pledge comes as the federal Liberals face pressure from supply-managed sectors and the federal opposition Conservatives to deliver on compensation for access granted to the Canadian market under Canada’s free […] Read more
A macrophage (immune response) cell in early stages of infection with African swine fever virus, magnified about 1,000x. (Keith Weller photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock

Canada, EU agree to swine fever zoning rules

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Canada and Europe have agreed to new zoning arrangements in a case of African swine fever outbreak, but it’s not clear what will actually change. The agreement, which Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced Wednesday. would allow for safe trade of swine products from disease-free zones if a case of ASF is found. Zoning principles applying […] Read more
Finance Minister Bill Morneau appears at a pre-budget event March 14 at the Toronto Kiwanis Boys + Girls Clubs. (BMorneau.liberal.ca)
Machinery, Markets

Farm groups see something for everyone in federal budget

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Response so far from farm and agribusiness organizations to Tuesday’s pre-election budget suggests the federal government has managed to find at least one line item for everyone in the ag sector. Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget pledges compensation for supply-managed sectors facing financial hits from international trade pacts, funding for a new federal food policy […] Read more
Raising heifers is expensive and one area where farmers can cut costs.
Livestock

Ways to live with narrower dairy profit margins

The gradual implementation of trade deals is expected to squeeze growth on dairy farmers as expenses increase

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Dairy producers haven’t yet felt the implications of recent trade deals, but they will soon. “These deals have really not affected [the dairy producers] at all,” says Jack Rodenburg, with DairyLogix. But, he says producers will feel the impact this year and then the market will be affected, especially from 2020 to 2025. Rodenburg spoke […] Read more
Graham Lloyd is general manager of Dairy Farmers of Ontario.
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Processor investments should continue to grow Ontario milk market

The fluid milk market situation has prompted calls for better forecasting of quota allocation

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Dairy Farmers of Ontario expects the demand for milk in the province to continue to grow, even with potentially significant new volumes of imports from trade deals. But unlike last year, there were no bold predictions of what that increase in demand means for quota levels. At last year’s annual general meeting, DFO board chair […] Read more
The second phase of the federal government's support program opens on Jan. 7, 2019.
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Next dairy support program changes format

The second part of the program will have two application stages in order to give more farmers a chance

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The second phase of the federal government’s program to help dairy farmers adapt to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Europe will attempt to make the program available to more farmers. The first phase of the program was filled rapidly, as farmers with ready projects, were able, with help from their suppliers, to […] Read more
Parmesan wheels seasoning. (Claudio Ventrella/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock

‘Buyer beware’ on Canada’s cheese concessions, EU exporters say

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Toronto/Brussels | Reuters — A trade deal meant to give European cheesemakers more access to the Canadian market is falling short of its promise in its first full year, government data show, frustrating the European industry, which blames a year-old Ottawa quota system. Under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union, […] Read more

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