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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Canadian beef producers urged to lean into coalitions with U.S. producers to ward off Trump tariff threats

Trump discussed border, trade with Trudeau after pledging steep tariffs
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he discussed the border, trade and energy in a “very productive” meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau amid fears of a trade war.

Ukraine introduces minimum export prices for major agricultural goods
Kyiv | Reuters – Ukraine has introduced a new system for exporting key agrarian goods, including grains, which implies a ban on shipping consignments of goods at prices below those […] Read more

Trump expected to offer Loeffler agriculture secretary role
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to offer former U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler the agriculture secretary job in his administration, CNN reported on Friday.

Port of Montreal workers at two terminals start new strike, employer group says
Reuters – Unionized workers started an unlimited strike at two terminals of the port of Montreal on Thursday amid stalled talks on a new labor contract, the employers’ association said. […] Read more

China targets Canada’s tariffs with anti-discriminatory probe
Beijing | Reuters – China has launched an anti-discriminatory investigation against restrictive measures taken by Canada including additional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum products, its commerce ministry […] Read more

U.S. lawmakers want risks posed by Chinese agriculture drones addressed
Reuters – A dozen U.S. lawmakers on Friday urged the Biden administration to address the use of Chinese manufactured agriculture drones, saying their use on American farms poses national security […] Read more

U.S. to spend $7.3 billion on rural clean energy projects
Reuters – President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday said the U.S. will spend $7.3 billion from 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act to fund clean energy projects helmed by rural electric cooperatives. […] Read more

ICE Weekly: Canola market suddenly in a very bad position
China caused a great deal of turmoil in the canola market on Sept. 3, leading prices to tumble on the Intercontinental Exchange. To senior market analyst Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm, […] Read more

U.S. vice-presidential hopeful called pro-ag, pro-trade
Minnesota governor Tim Walz is familiar with Canada
Canada might have a noted supporter of international trade as a vice-president should Kamala Harris win the U.S. presidential election in November. Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor who Harris named as her vice-presidential pick.