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Ford recalls Super Duty pickups on post-crash fire risk

By Reuters 2 days ago

Reuters — Ford Motor Co. said Friday it would recall 547,538 of its Ford Super Duty pickup trucks across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, citing the risk of a post-crash interior fire. The second-largest U.S. automaker said the recall covers certain models between the years 2017 and 2019 with carpet flooring that could experience a […] Read more

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Farmers hit by trade disputes should be helped faster, Trudeau says

By Reuters 2 days ago

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s agriculture department should move more quickly to help farmers harmed by protectionist measures imposed by other nations, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Canadian farmers are caught up in a trade and diplomatic dispute between Ottawa and Beijing. In a formal letter of instruction to Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Trudeau […] Read more

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NFU paper lays out solutions for climate, farming challenges

By MarketsFarm 3 days ago

MarketsFarm — The global climate crisis is interlinked with the financial crisis on Canadian farms, according to a new discussion paper from the National Farmers Union (NFU). The paper proposes changes to agriculture practices that could help the sector become part of the solution to both major issues. Compiled by Darrin Qualman in collaboration with […] Read more

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Opposition MPs could delay CUSMA deal’s ratification

By David Ljunggren 4 days ago

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s two main opposition parties on Wednesday suggested they could move to delay ratification of a new continental trade pact, accusing the Liberal government of botching revisions to the treaty. Such a move would embarrass Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has vowed that Parliament will quickly approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (CUSMA). […] Read more

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Canada, U.S., Mexico sign agreement, again, to replace NAFTA

By Andrea Shalal, Sharay Angulo 6 days ago

Washington/Mexico City | Reuters — Top officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States signed a fresh overhaul of a quarter-century-old trade pact on Tuesday that aims to improve enforcement of worker rights and hold down prices for biologic drugs by eliminating a patent provision. The signing ceremony in Mexico City launched what may be […] Read more

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Freeland, U.S. and Mexican officials to meet to pin down trade deal

By David Lawder, Sharay Angulo December 9, 2019

Washington/Mexico City | Reuters — The Trump administration, Mexico and U.S. Democrats on Monday closed in on a deal for labour-related changes to a languishing North American trade pact that may soon allow it to proceed to a vote, as the window for passage this year quickly narrows. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and White […] Read more

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U.S. seals demise of WTO appeals bench, trade officials say

By stephanie-nebehay December 9, 2019

Geneva | Reuters — The fate of the World Trade Organization’s top court was effectively sealed on Monday after the United States said it would not back a proposal to allow it to continue, trade officials said, although the WTO chief vowed to find a solution. The Trump administration has been blocking appointments to the […] Read more

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Vietnam considers CPTPP-level tariff cuts on U.S. ag products

By Reuters December 9, 2019

Hanoi | Reuters — Vietnam is considering cutting tariffs on several U.S. products, the ministry of finance said in a statement on Monday, after U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross urged Vietnam to reduce its trade surplus during a visit to Hanoi last month. Tariffs on chicken and processed chicken meat, almonds, grapes, wheat, pork and […] Read more

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Throne speech kicks off Parliament with nod to agriculture

By D.C. Fraser December 5, 2019

The federal throne speech opening the first session of Canada’s 43rd Parliament further committed the Liberal minority government to combating climate change, supporting natural resource sectors and removing international trade barriers. Including a pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the speech, delivered Thursday in Ottawa, showed the government again demonstrating its commitment to a […] Read more

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Canadians to spend more on food in 2020, report predicts

By MarketsFarm December 4, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canadians will spend two to four per cent more on food in 2020, according to the latest Canada Food Price Report from researchers at Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab and the University of Guelph. The average family in the country will see its total food bill for groceries and restaurant meals rise by […] Read more

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Ford recalls Super Duty pickups on post-crash fire risk

Visible canola supplies largest in three years

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Prairie cash wheat: Mid-December bids mixed

Ford recalls Super Duty pickups on post-crash fire risk

Visible canola supplies largest in three years

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Ford recalls Super Duty pickups on post-crash fire risk

Farmers hit by trade disputes should be helped faster, Trudeau says

NFU paper lays out solutions for climate, farming challenges

Opposition MPs could delay CUSMA deal’s ratification

Canada, U.S., Mexico sign agreement, again, to replace NAFTA

Freeland, U.S. and Mexican officials to meet to pin down trade deal

U.S. seals demise of WTO appeals bench, trade officials say

Vietnam considers CPTPP-level tariff cuts on U.S. ag products

Throne speech kicks off Parliament with nod to agriculture

Canadians to spend more on food in 2020, report predicts

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