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Tag Archives international trade
Editorial: A trade deal that needed to be done
Canada’s supply management system will go on, despite some cursory efforts by Americans to get rid of it during the recent North American trade talks. This should be the last […] Read more
Opinion: Agriculture needs to fight new age of trade protectionism
The Canadian government should apply a ‘trade lens’ to its policies across departments
The world has entered a new age of nationalism, resulting in growing trade protectionism and increasing barriers for Canadian farmers and exporters who depend on international markets. The idea that […] Read more
Can Canada break away from U.S. livestock pricing?
Canadian prices have plunged in concert with the U.S. market’s response to that country’s disruptive trade agenda. Some are asking whether Canada can decouple to a pricing mechanism more closely tied to global fundamentals
Pork, beef and other meat prices in Canada have been driven down over the past two months to where farmers are losing money on most animals they ship. The decline […] Read more
China says U.S. trying to force it to submit on trade
Another $200 billion in tariffs went into effect Sept. 24
Beijing | Reuters – The United States and China imposed fresh tariffs on each other’s goods Sept. 24 as the world’s biggest economies showed no signs of backing down from […] Read more
The USMCA details: What we know
Poultry market access will continue to grow over years. Dairy exports capped
Here’s what we know so far on details for the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement trade deal. Most of these details are from the Office of the United States Trade Representative, […] Read more
Grains, hog farmers praise trade deal
Farmers outside of supply managed commodities are praising the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to modernize NAFTA. Stability of markets is important for trading commodities and a completed North American trade […] Read more
Trade deal kills Class 7, allows more U.S. milk access
Dairy pays heavy price for Canada to secure North American trade deal
A new North American trade deal agreement has been reached it and will have significant implications for Canadian dairy farmers. The deal, agreed upon last night, is now called the […] Read more
Opinion: Trade issues in spotlight as parliamentary session begins
Capital Letters: There's no shortage of uncertainty when it comes to global trade
As members of Parliament returned to Ottawa for the start of the fall sitting, trade is on everybody’s mind. Two of the world’s largest economies, the United States and China, […] Read more
Beef trade to Japan expected to rise
Last year saw exceptional sales, but they could be even better if the tariff on beef to Japan drops with CPTPP implementation
The Canadian beef industry just experienced its second-best year ever for exports into Japan, with the 2018 projection indicating a continuation of that trend. Attendees at the third annual Canadian […] Read more
Give up tariff, not TRQ
Economist argues there’s more damage by ceding tariff rate quota levels in trade deals than just reducing tariff
Public commentary regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations is mainly on the auto industry, as is appropriate. But another of U.S. President Donald Trump’s whipping boys is U.S. […] Read more