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Canada says NAFTA officials in constant contact on trade talks

By David Ljunggren May 22, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Top U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials are in constant contact about slow-moving talks to revitalize NAFTA and are ready to meet at any time to push the process forwards, Canada’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. Negotiations to update the North American Free Trade Agreement have stalled as Canada and Mexico try […] Read more

Flags are pictured during the fifth round of NAFTA talks involving the United States, Mexico and Canada, in Mexico City, Mexico, November 19, 2017.

Free Market Reflections, Markets

Is fortune smiling on NAFTA?

Free Market Reflections with Steve Dittmer

By Steve Dittmer May 18, 2018

If fortune is smiling on Canada this spring, you will be reading this column for clues as to how an agreement in principle was finally forged on renegotiating NAFTA. For months now we’ve been tracking the convergence of numerous factors that were pointing towards a do or die situation either this spring or in 2019. […] Read more

Assembly of a 2014 Chevy Traverse at General Motors’ Lansing Delta Township assembly plant in Michigan. (John F. Martin photo for Chevrolet)

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NAFTA nations ‘nowhere near’ a deal, USTR says

By David Lawder, Jonathan Spicer May 17, 2018

Washington/New York | Reuters — The top U.S. trade official on Thursday poured cold water on the prospect of an imminent breakthrough in talks to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) hours after Canada’s prime minister struck a positive note. “The NAFTA countries are nowhere near close to a deal,” U.S. Trade Representative […] Read more

(Canada Border Services Agency video screengrab)

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U.S. pushing for NAFTA deal ahead of Thursday deadline

By David Lawder, Doina Chiacu May 16, 2018

Washington | Reuters — The United States is still pushing for a deal to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the White House said on Wednesday, while a top Mexican official held out the possibility of an agreement in the coming weeks. President Donald Trump is committed to getting a better agreement with […] Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a Toyota plant at Cambridge, Ont. on May 4. (PMO photo by Adam Scotti)

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NAFTA ‘hot topics’ said unresolved as deal deadline looms

By David Lawder May 14, 2018

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday that none of the contentious issues in a new NAFTA trade deal appear to have been resolved, diminishing chances of meeting a Thursday deadline to notify U.S. lawmakers of an agreement. If the notification is not sent by Thursday, U.S. House Speaker Paul […] Read more

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer walks toward reporters ahead of a meeting with his Canadian and Mexican counterparts to discuss talks on modernizing the NAFTA trade deal, in Washington, D.C. on May 11. (Photo: Reuters/David Ljunggren)

General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Negotiators fail to reach NAFTA deal

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren May 11, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Senior U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials on Friday ended a week of talks without a deal to modernize NAFTA, agreeing instead to resume negotiations soon, ahead of a deadline next week issued by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan. The failure to secure a quick deal underscores uncertainty over the […] Read more

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (left) tours ag retailer Blain’s Farm and Fleet with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in August 2017. (Paulryan.house.gov)

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Ryan sets May 17 deadline for NAFTA deal

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren May 11, 2018

Washington | Reuters — U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan has set a May 17 deadline to be notified of a new NAFTA trade deal to give the current Congress a chance of passing it, while Mexico’s top trade official on Thursday said time was running short to meet such a deadline. Ryan, who controls legislation […] Read more

Averaged global sea surface temperature anomalies (in degrees Celsius) for the week centred on May 2, 2018. (NOAA Climate Prediction Center graphic)

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El Nino pattern could emerge by 2018-19 winter

By Reuters May 10, 2018

Reuters — The El Nino weather pattern, associated with warmer and wetter weather than usual that may give rise to damaging conditions, could emerge by the 2018-19 Northern Hemisphere winter, with neutral conditions expected to prevail through November this year, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The last El Nino, a warming of […] Read more

Ford’s 2018 Super Duty King Ranch Crew Cab pickup. (Ford.com)

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Ford scrambles to restart truck production after fire at supplier

By Joseph White, Paul Lienert May 10, 2018

Detroit | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. is working with a key supplier to shift some parts production from Michigan to Ontario, after a fire and subsequent parts shortages forced the automaker to halt manufacturing of its highly profitable full-size pickups, according to sources familiar with the companies’ plans. The supplier, Chinese-owned Meridian Magnesium Products, […] Read more

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NAFTA talks drag on as U.S., Mexico spar over autos

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren May 9, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Top-level talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement made little headway on Wednesday as the U.S. and Mexico sought to settle differences over the key issue of automobiles, three well-placed sources said. With time fast running out to reach a deal, the two NAFTA members are discussing a U.S. […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Dairy cattle

Canada says NAFTA officials in constant contact on trade talks

Is fortune smiling on NAFTA?

NAFTA nations ‘nowhere near’ a deal, USTR says

U.S. pushing for NAFTA deal ahead of Thursday deadline

NAFTA ‘hot topics’ said unresolved as deal deadline looms

Negotiators fail to reach NAFTA deal

Ryan sets May 17 deadline for NAFTA deal

El Nino pattern could emerge by 2018-19 winter

Ford scrambles to restart truck production after fire at supplier

NAFTA talks drag on as U.S., Mexico spar over autos

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