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“How (the) dairy (deal) was implemented here has really not set well,” says Ted McKinney, a former undersecretary at U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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U.S. feels ‘betrayed’ over dairy deal

Former official says dairy dispute between U.S. and Canada about to erupt again

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Glacier FarmMedia – A senior American agricultural policy leader cautions Canadian farmers to expect a resurgence of the dairy dispute. “Watch out on dairy. I think that’s real,” Ted McKinney, a former undersecretary at U.S. Department of Agriculture, a former Indiana minister of agriculture and currently chief executive officer of the National Association of State […] Read more
Feds plan to invest in processing projects

Feds plan to invest in processing projects

The money comes from a fund earmarked to help supply managed sectors hurt by trade deal

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The federal government will invest $89 million in 49 processing projects in the supply managed sector. Agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay was in Ingleside, Ont., at the Lactalis Canada cheese plant to make the Feb. 5 announcement. The projects are through the six-year, $397.5-million Supply Management Processing Investment Fund, which is part of Ottawa's commitment to help sectors that lost market share due to trade agreements.
Feds plan to invest in processing projects
Business, Livestock, News

Feds plan to invest in processing projects

The money comes from a fund earmarked to help supply managed sectors hurt by trade deal

Glacier FarmMedia -The federal government will invest $89 million in 49 processing projects in the supply managed sector. Agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay was in Ingleside, Ont., at the Lactalis Canada cheese plant to make the Feb. 5 announcement. The projects are through the six-year, $397.5-million Supply Management Processing Investment Fund, which is part of Ottawa’s […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

CUSMA panel rejects U.S. complaint on access to Canada dairy market

Canada 'very pleased' with dispute settlement panel findings

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Ottawa | Reuters — A trade dispute settlement panel set up under a major North American free trade agreement has rejected a U.S. complaint that Canada is improperly limiting access to its dairy market, an official report showed on Friday. The United States had accused Canada of not meeting obligations under the 2020 Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement […] Read more
Opinion: In defence of Bill C-282
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Opinion: In defence of Bill C-282

Canada’s supply management supports farmers while safeguarding consumers

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Glacier FarmMedia – The recent passage of Bill C-282, legislation that prevents Canadian trade negotiators from surrendering additional supply managed commodities like eggs and dairy in international trade negotiations, has reignited debates over Canada’s supply management system. Critics of the bill argue it may hamstring trade negotiators and raise food prices, claiming that Canada’s supply […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

New Zealand, Canada each claim wins in CPTPP dairy dispute

Dispute panel knocks Canada's dairy access rules

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A dispute settlement panel called by New Zealand under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade pact has ruled Canada’s limits on dairy market access cramp its agreed-upon obligations. But despite the panel’s findings in New Zealand’s favour, Canada is also framing the panel’s ruling as a win — as it also generally upholds Canada’s ability to […] Read more
File photo of a chicken processing line in Ukraine. (AlexanderLipko/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock

Canada extends Ukraine tariff-free access

Access to supply-managed sectors tightened

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Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada on Friday extended Ukraine’s tariff-free access for most goods, but tightened access for eggs, poultry and dairy — sectors protected under the Canadian supply-management system. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said tariff relief for Ukrainian goods such as steel — a temporary measure started a year ago — would continue for […] Read more
(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock

New report shows poultry sector burdened by expectations

Simpson Centre paper calls for increased research, financial sustainability for sector

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Updated, May 17 — The Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy has released a report detailing its findings on challenges now facing Canada’s poultry sector. The report, co-authored by research assistant Shawn Wiskar and centre director Guillaume Lhermie and released Thursday, used a focus group of six stakeholders in the Canadian poultry industry. It […] Read more

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