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Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, shown here at a Nov. 1, 2018 press conference, considers the steel and aluminum tariffs the Trump administration imposed against Canada illegal.

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Dairy issue nags as U.S., Canada prepare to sign trade pact

By Chris Prentice, David Ljunggren November 27, 2018

New York/Ottawa | Reuters — Dairy remains a sticking point between the United States and Canada as the countries prepare to sign a new North American trade pact this week, according to four sources familiar with the matter. U.S. objections to Canada’s protected internal market for dairy products was a major challenge facing negotiators during […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Major grocers pull romaine lettuce nationwide

By GFM Staff November 24, 2018

Despite seeing no evidence yet of nationwide contamination, several major Canadian grocers are pulling romaine lettuce from sale across Canada in the wake of E. coli-related illness outbreaks in three provinces. Loblaw Companies announced Wednesday it was recalling and removing from its store shelves across the country all romaine lettuce products “out of an abundance […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Prairie fababeans spike on global production issues

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm November 20, 2018

CNS Canada — Fababean prices in Western Canada have seen a boost lately due to global production problems, but according to a buyer this is a temporary situation. “Over the last 45 days we’ve saw this market spike, we’ll call it a buck a bushel that we’ve seen that increase from where we would typically […] Read more

A Shanghai container terminal. (Chuyu/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Markets, Reuters

Canada to work with China on trade deal despite USMCA clause, Trudeau says

By Fathin Ungku November 15, 2018

Singapore | Reuters — Canada and China will continue to work together toward an “eventual” free trade deal, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday. This is despite the country being a signatory to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which specifies that if one of its partners enters a free trade deal […] Read more

General, Machinery, Reuters

Walmart’s LatAm delivery app Cornershop eyes Canada

By Daina Beth Solomon November 15, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — Cornershop, a Latin American grocery delivery app being acquired by Walmart, plans to expand into Canada early next year as a test market for the U.S., an executive for the three-year-old mobile app said. Walmart is buying Cornershop, which offers deliveries in Mexico and Chile, for US$225 million. The deal, […] Read more

Scooter LaPrise, 53, herds his cows into the milking parlour for the morning milking at EMMA Acres dairy farm, in Exeter, Rhode Island, U.S., 7 April, 2018. Scooter shouts “Come on, Ladies!” as he directs his cows from their stalls into the milking parlour. Scooter with his wife has about 30 cows on one of eight remaining dairy farms in Rhode Island.
Photo: Reuter/Oliver Doyle

Dairy Cattle, Reuters

U.S. dairy farmers get little help from Canada trade deal

By Julie Ingwersen, Rod Nickel October 26, 2018

Madison, Wisconsin/St. Claude, Manitoba | Reuters – Minnesota farmer Paul Fritsche can no longer afford health insurance as he struggles to sustain a dairy farm that has been in his family for nearly a century. With U.S. milk prices in the fourth year of a slump due to chronic oversupply, Fritsche, 58, is unsure whether […] Read more

Cattle on pasture in the Philippines. (LeoLee/iStock/Getty Images)

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Sheep/Goats

Canadian cattle’s access to Philippines restored

By Dave Bedard October 18, 2018

The regulatory path has been cleared to resume exports of live Canadian cattle to the Philippines, reopening a market worth an estimated $8 million per year. The federal government on Monday announced the resumed export clearance, along with new market access for Canadian sheep and goat genetics exports to both Indonesia and the Philippines. The […] Read more

Canopy Growth CEO Bruce Linton applauds after handing Ian Power and Nikki Rose, who were first in line to purchase the first legal recreational marijuana after midnight, their purchases at a Tweed retail store in St John’s, N.L. on Oct. 17, 2018. (Photo: Reuters/Chris Wattie)

Crops, Reuters

Sober start as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada

By Julie Gordon, Nichola Saminather October 18, 2018

Toronto/Vancouver | Reuters — Canada became the first industrialized nation to legalize recreational cannabis on Wednesday, but a lawful buzz will be hard to come by in its biggest cities like Toronto and Vancouver, where stores are not yet open. The day was historic for the country as Canadian adults can now legally smoke recreational […] Read more

Canada thistle seedling. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Vietnam could halt imports of wheat containing thistle seed

By Reuters October 11, 2018

Hanoi | Reuters — Vietnam might halt imports of wheat cargoes containing cirsium arvense, or thistle seed, while suggesting local importers should seek supplies from Kazakhstan, Australia and Argentina, local media reported on Thursday. Wheat importer Vietnam, whose main suppliers include Russia, Australia and Canada, has been battling with imported wheat contaminated with thistle seed […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Altria reported seeking stake in cannabis firm Aphria

By Reuters October 11, 2018

Reuters — Marlboro maker Altria Group is in talks for a stake in Canadian cannabis producer Aphria Inc., the Globe and Mail reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources. The details of Richmond, Virginia-based Altria’s investment are still being finalized, though it has expressed interest in buying a minority stake in Aphria with the intention of […] Read more

U.S. cattle ranchers criticize government for delayed reporting of human screwworm case

Pulse Weekly: AAFC raise dry pea, lentil production numbers

Klassen: Feeder market makes another leg higher

Daily Network News

U.S. cattle ranchers criticize government for delayed reporting of human screwworm case

Pulse Weekly: AAFC raise dry pea, lentil production numbers

Klassen: Feeder market makes another leg higher

Tag Archives Canada

Dairy issue nags as U.S., Canada prepare to sign trade pact

Major grocers pull romaine lettuce nationwide

Pulse weekly outlook: Prairie fababeans spike on global production issues

Canada to work with China on trade deal despite USMCA clause, Trudeau says

Walmart’s LatAm delivery app Cornershop eyes Canada

U.S. dairy farmers get little help from Canada trade deal

Canadian cattle’s access to Philippines restored

Sober start as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada

Vietnam could halt imports of wheat containing thistle seed

Altria reported seeking stake in cannabis firm Aphria

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