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Mark Carney lifted some tariffs against the U.S. Was that a wise tactical move, or a bad blunder?
Though some might call it weakness, Prime Minister Mark Carney's move to lift the retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods covered under CUSMA while retaining tariffs on auto, steel and aluminum, is arguably a wise strategy says economist Nargess Kayhani.

Strong borders bill could increase temporary foreign worker vulnerability says National Farmers Union
Bill C-2 would give federal government ability to cancel or modify swaths of immigration documents, permits
The National Farmers Union (NFU) says Bill C-2, called the Strong Borders Act, might increase the vulnerability of temporary foreign workers.

Carney says he will take part in bid to resolve China canola dispute
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday said he and other senior officials would work to resolve a dispute with China over tariffs that Beijing has imposed on canola.

Conservatives would scrap temporary foreign worker program says Poilievre
Party’s plan includes a phase-out period and new, standalone agriculture worker program
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program should be scrapped and a standalone agriculture program should be created.

Preg-checking season is the perfect time to re-evaluate your beef cows’ nutrition
A look at three critical minerals that are often deficient in Canadian beef cow herds
A look at three critical minerals that are often deficient in Canadian beef cow herds

Australian crops to surpass 10-year averages
Canola 34 per cent above 10-year average
Australian farmers are forecast to grow slightly more canola and barley this year, while wheat production may dip, according to the latest estimates from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).

Louis Dreyfus buys oilseed assets from Bunge in Poland and Hungary
Louis Dreyfus Company has acquired grains and oilseeds processing, storage and trading activities in Hungary and Poland from rival agricultural commodity merchant Bunge Global, fulfilling conditions Bunge needed to meet to get approval of its merger with Viterra.

Farm cash receipts rise in first half of 2025 on livestock gains
Crop receipts roughly level, direct payments fall on reduced crop insurance
Farm cash receipts in the first half of the year were up 3.3 per cent over the same period last year buoyed by livestock receipts. Overall receipts between January and June totalled $49.6 billion, up $1.6 billion from the same period last year, Statistics Canada reported.

China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid U.S. trade war, sources say
China has yet to book US soybean imports for fourth quarter
China's soybean importers are boosting purchases from Argentina and Uruguay over the next year to fill the supply gap left by the absence of U.S. shipments as the trade war drags on.

Canadian beef industry preparing for new traceability regulations
After several delays, the new traceability regulations are expected to be ‘soft-launched’ in early to mid-2026
New livestock traceability regulations are expected to be ‘soft-launched’ in early to mid-2026