The U.S. and China are squaring up for a trade showdown while also taking aim at Canada, and that makes for a different kind of trade war than Canadian farmers have weathered before.
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We’ve seen trade wars before, but this time is different
Canadian farmers are both being caught in the crossfire and, at the same time, targeted by looming trade spats
US wins Mexico GM corn dispute case as panel finds curbs not science-based
A trade-dispute panel ruled on Friday that Mexico's restrictions on U.S. genetically modified corn exports violate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, handing the Biden administration a major trade victory in its final weeks.
Agriculture sectors look for footing after Trump tariff threat
A threatened 25 per cent U.S. tariff against Canadian goods has raised questions about next year’s agriculture trade for export-reliant sectors
Speculation about U.S. tariffs hit a new gear for Canadian agriculture sectors in the last week of November. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had already threatened a 10 per cent tariff on products coming into the U.S. while on the campaign trail. That fostered wariness from many farm groups whose industries are heavily reliant on exports […] Read more
OFA members call for proactive response to U.S. tariff threat
Former CFA president Ron Bonnett proposed it as a resolution at OFA’s annual meeting
An Ontario Federation of Agriculture resolution asking for a proactive response to President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods received 99 per cent support during the OFA’s annual general meeting in Toronto Nov. 26.
Canadian agriculture minister visits China
MacAulay in China week of Nov. 11
The Canadian government confirmed on Nov. 19 that Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay met with Chinese officials to discuss the canola trade between the two countries. This came about a week after rumours in the media began swirling about the trip.
New Zealand escalates dairy trade dispute with Canada
New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay said his government had notified the Canadian government and other members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade agreement that it had triggered mandatory negotiations in the dairy dispute with Canada.
New U.S. ag trade chief demands Canada broaden dairy quota access
USTR's new ag rep's eyes also on Mexico GM corn ban
Washington | Reuters — Canada must let U.S. processors of cheese, ice cream, yogurt, milk powder and other dairy products have access to its import quotas to resolve a second U.S. dairy trade challenge, Washington’s new agricultural trade boss told Reuters. Doug McKalip, chief agricultural trade negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative’s office, told Reuters […] Read more
U.S. seeks new dispute panel over Canadian dairy imports
Panel would be second on matter since CUSMA took effect
Washington | Reuters — The United States on Tuesday said it was seeking a second trade dispute settlement panel over Canada’s dairy import quotas, charging that Canada was still not meeting obligations to open its market to U.S. producers. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said it was challenging Canada’s revised tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocations that […] Read more
WTO creates panel in China-Australia barley row
Sydney/Geneva | Reuters — The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed on Friday to establish a dispute settlement panel to resolve a row over anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed by China on Australian barley, a trade source attending the meeting said. Australia launched a formal appeal to the WTO last year, seeking a review of China’s […] Read more
Coronavirus stalls talks with China on canola ban
Officials 'not in position to pursue technical discussions,' Bibeau says
Ottawa | Reuters — The coronavirus outbreak has stalled talks between Canada and China about Beijing’s decision to block Canadian canola seed shipments, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Friday. China, angry at Canada’s detention of a top Huawei Technologies executive in December 2018, blocked all imports of canola seed last March on the grounds they […] Read more
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