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U.S. farmers expected to get third and final tranche of trade aid

By Reuters 4 days ago

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he expected the federal government to pay farmers a third and final tranche of 2019 trade aid a day after an initial deal with China was signed, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Washington and Beijing signed the Phase One pact on Wednesday, setting trade tensions between […] Read more

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U.S. Senate passes CUSMA trade deal

By Reuters 5 days ago

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement that includes tougher rules on labour and automotive content but leaves US$1.2 trillion in annual U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade flows largely unchanged. The legislation for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (CUSMA) passed on an 89-10 bipartisan vote, sending the […] Read more

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Trade deal will not affect China’s other ag suppliers, Liu says

By Hallie Gu, Shivani Singh 5 days ago

Beijing | Reuters — China’s other suppliers of agricultural commodities will not be impacted by the Sino-U.S. trade deal since buying will be based on market principles, Vice-Premier Liu He said, according to a report from state-owned CCTV on Thursday. Liu was speaking on Wednesday at a press briefing after signing the Phase One trade […] Read more

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Britain launches farm bill as Brexit paves way for major reforms

By Reuters 5 days ago

London | Reuters — An agriculture bill will be introduced in Britain’s parliament on Thursday, with funding for the industry increasingly linked to tackling environmental challenges as the country develops its own farm policy for the first time in decades. Britain currently abides by the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy but is set to leave the […] Read more

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‘Market condition’ caveat on U.S. ag purchases adds to Phase One doubts

By Reuters 6 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — China’s pledge to buy U.S. farm goods based on “market conditions” during the Phase One trade deal signing ceremony on Wednesday added to doubts among farmers and commodity traders over the lingering tariffs on U.S. exports. The agreement, meant to reduce tensions after nearly two years of a tit-for-tat tariff war, […] Read more

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U.S., China reset trade relationship with Phase One agreement

By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder 6 days ago

Washington | Reuters — The United States and China announced an initial trade deal on Wednesday that will roll back some tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of U.S. goods and services, defusing an 18-month conflict between the world’s two largest economies. Beijing and Washington have portrayed their “Phase One” agreement as a momentous step after […] Read more

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Deere bets on cost cuts, services push to boost profits

By Rajesh Kumar Singh January 8, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Deere and Co. on Wednesday said it will cut costs and ramp up investment in data-driven agriculture technology and its services business to make itself more profitable. In a pitch to investors, CEO John May said the measures are expected to boost operating profit margin to 15 per cent by 2022 […] Read more

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Coming Up in Canadian Cattlemen: Jan 6, 2020

By Lisa Guenther January 2, 2020

Happy New Year Cattlemen readers! We’re launching our first issue of a new decade with a cover story about Wian Prinsloo and Lydia Carpenter of Belmont, Manitoba. Prinsloo and Carpenter both grew up in the city, but had an interest and passion for food and farming from a young age, Heather Smith Thomas writes. By […] Read more

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Today’s precipitation

By Staff December 31, 2019

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Fraser: Bibeau buying time, BRM not a federal priority

By D.C. Fraser December 19, 2019

The federal government is buying time when it comes to making drastic improvements to AgriStability and other business risk management (BRM) programs. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau recently announced minor, cost-free tweaks to AgriStability, during the same week the public was given an updated look at Canada’s fiscal situation. That update shows the Liberal government’s […] Read more

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U.S. farmers expected to get third and final tranche of trade aid

U.S. Senate passes CUSMA trade deal

Trade deal will not affect China’s other ag suppliers, Liu says

Britain launches farm bill as Brexit paves way for major reforms

‘Market condition’ caveat on U.S. ag purchases adds to Phase One doubts

U.S., China reset trade relationship with Phase One agreement

Deere bets on cost cuts, services push to boost profits

Coming Up in Canadian Cattlemen: Jan 6, 2020

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