Tariffs will be ‘devastating’

Tariffs will be ‘devastating’

Farm groups react as U.S. inches closer to tariffs

Canadian farm groups react to Trump tariffs. The Canadian government has announced plans to impose its own tariffs on U.S. imports as soon as the American tariffs go into effect




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Trump tariffs would weaken loonie, then U.S. dollar

Canadian government missing in action

With Donald Trump set to become President of the United States on Jan. 20, uncertainty continues to swirl about his threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all goods the U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico as early as that Monday. Should Trump press ahead with his levies, the Canadian dollar would be caught up in the collateral damage.






Companies that have paid to source agricultural produce that complies with the European Union’s anti-deforestation law would lose out if the EU decides to delay implementing the legislation by a year, industry groups and traders said. Photo: Mlenny/iStock/Getty Images

EU and South America strike trade deal set to hit pushback in Europe

The European Union and South America's Mercosur bloc struck an agreement on a long-delayed free trade deal on Friday which now faces a tortuous battle for approval in Europe, where there is stiff opposition from France. After negotiations spanning over 20 years, and five years on from an initial deal, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her Mercosur counterparts announced an agreement had been reached in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo.