The morning after Donald Trump's election to his second term as U.S. president, Canadian farm and food leaders are considering how this could shift trade priorities for Canadian agri-food.
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Trump election could intensify pressures on Canadian agriculture, experts say
Global commodity markets react to Trump victory
Election results expected to have deep, immediate effects on global economies
Commodities from grains, to oil and gas dropped on Wednesday morning as the U.S. dollar rallied and victory for Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election stoked concerns about tariffs and economic growth.
Hub International acquires Global Ag Risk Solutions
Global insurance brokerage and financial services firm Hub International Limited (Hub) announced on Tuesday it has acquired Global Ag Risk Solutions Corp. and Global Ag Weather Solutions Corp. known as Parametric Ag (collectively, Global Ag Risk Solutions).
Pork representatives meet with parliamentarians
Representatives from the Canadian Meat Council and the Canadian Pork Council met with parliamentarians as well as government and industry officials in Ottawa earlier this week.
West coast ports shutdown enters second day
The British Columbia ports labour dispute continued on Tuesday, impacting exports at Canada's biggest port in Vancouver with no sign of negotiating progress.
Yum Brands reports surprise fall in global sales amid KFC’s struggles in US
Yum Brands reported a surprise fall in worldwide same-store sales on Tuesday as its KFC chain grapples with sluggish demand in the U.S., as well as choppy international sales.
Grains merchant ADM slides on fresh accounting errors, profit forecast cut
Archer-Daniels-Midland shares fell eight per cent premarket on Tuesday after the global grains merchant cut its adjusted annual profit forecast and said it would amend its previous financial statements after finding fresh accounting irregularities.
Significant rainfall benefits wheat in Argentina’s southern farmland
Argentina's current wheat crop benefited from significant rainfall that fell over southern parts of the country's agricultural area at the weekend, the Rosario Grains Exchange (BCR) said in a report on Monday.
Bird flu detected in pigs – here’s why virologists are concerned
H5N1 influenza has now been detected in pigs. This was something virologists had been worrying about ever since this highly pathogenic strain of bird flu started its rapid global spread in 2020. But why were we worrying specifically about pigs? And does this case – detected on a farm in Oregon on October 29 – change anything?
Brazilian soybeans/corn turn around, but jury out on Argentina
Things have been greatly improving for Brazilian soybean and corn crops, while the jury is still out for Argentina, said Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. in Hinsdale, Ill.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
