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A corn crop in the RM of St. Andrews in Manitoba’s Interlake region on July 5, 2018. (Greg Berg photo)

Canada feeds Europe’s corn appetite as tariff war shrinks U.S. sales

By Michael Hirtzer, Rod Nickel July 24, 2018

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Canadian corn is flowing into Europe at the fastest pace in four years, helped by retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. by the European Union that has shut American corn out of the bloc, traders said. Corn shipments to western European countries rose 85 per cent year over year during the nine […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Spring Wheat

Chinese demand boosting Canadian wheat, barley exports

By Terry Fries July 18, 2018

CNS Canada — China is making major moves to import more Canadian wheat and barley this year. Data released by the Canadian Grain Commission show China more than tripled its wheat imports, taking in 979,100 tonnes as of May, up from 295,300 tonnes in the same period of 2016-17 and an increase of 231.6 per […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Reuters

Pulse import plunge in India to ripple across Canada, Australia

By rajendra-jadhav July 18, 2018

Mumbai | Reuters — Pulse imports to India, the world’s biggest buyer, may fall to their lowest in nearly two decades after the government raised import taxes and restricted overseas purchases to bolster prices, impacting the plans of its global suppliers. The reduction in imports illustrates the government’s steps to raise the prices of pulses, […] Read more

Italian sausages, cheeses and other traditional foods for sale in Milan’s Piazza del Duomo in December 2016. (Florin1961/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Markets, Reuters

Italy in no rush to reject EU-Canada trade deal

By Reuters July 16, 2018

Brussels | Reuters — Italy is in no hurry to bring the European Union’s free trade agreement with Canada to a parliamentary vote, its farm minister said on Monday, suggesting its opposition to the deal may be easing. Ministers of the eurosceptic 5-Star/League government have said Italy would not ratify CETA (the Comprehensive Economic and […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Italy says it won’t ratify EU-Canada trade deal

By Alberto Sisto, Gavin Jones July 13, 2018

Rome | Reuters — Italy will not ratify the European Union’s free trade agreement with Canada, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Friday, although Canadian officials played down the threat to the accord, which mostly took effect last year. “Soon CETA (the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) will arrive in parliament and this […] Read more

Almost from day one, President Trump has threatened to pull out of NAFTA if he doesn’t get the deal he wants.

Free Market Reflections, Markets

NAFTA brinkmanship fails to meet deadlines

Free Market Reflections with Steve Dittmer

By Steve Dittmer June 18, 2018

The politicians promised we would know whether or not we were going to have a new NAFTA agreement by early May. Frankly, President Trump had it in his hands. The most important issue (gauged by the time invested in it), auto assembly and auto parts, has been discussed for weeks now, long enough that negotiators must have […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle pivot higher on bargain buying

By Reuters June 15, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle turned up sharply on Friday, with support from short-covering and bargain buying after Thursday’s losses that were partly led by U.S. trade uncertainty, said analysts and traders. On Friday China said it planned to impose similar size tariffs soon after Washington announced duties on $50 billion […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Italy won’t ratify EU trade deal with Canada, farm minister says

By Francesca Landini June 14, 2018

Milan | Reuters — Italy will not ratify the European Union’s free trade agreement with Canada, its new agriculture minister said on Thursday, ratcheting up an international trade spat and potentially scuppering the EU’s biggest accord in years. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is the first major trade deal the European Union has […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Canadian dairy sector skimming global exports, U.S. complains

By Julie Ingwersen, Rod Nickel June 12, 2018

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Canada’s surging exports of protein-rich skim milk powder have angered farmers in the U.S., as the sheltered dairy sector in Canada draws the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump for its high tariffs. Canada cannot expect to have both a protected system and compete globally, U.S. Dairy Export Council CEO Tom […] Read more

Canadian maple syrup for sale at Montreal’s Marche Atwater in 2016. (Lorraine Boogich/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Reuters

With maple syrup tariff, Canada-U.S. trade dispute spills beyond metals

By Allison Martell, GFM Network News June 5, 2018

Toronto | Reuters — Canada’s retaliation against U.S. President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs includes proposed duties on U.S. maple syrup, a nod to a national symbol and a powerful industry in Quebec that could hurt producers in Maine. While small in dollar value, the tariff shows how Canada’s retaliation has turned a dispute […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn futures lower as farmers sell, soy choppy

U.S. livestock: Cattle regain losses, hogs rise

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

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Corn futures lower as farmers sell, soy choppy

U.S. livestock: Cattle regain losses, hogs rise

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

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Canada feeds Europe’s corn appetite as tariff war shrinks U.S. sales

Chinese demand boosting Canadian wheat, barley exports

Pulse import plunge in India to ripple across Canada, Australia

Italy in no rush to reject EU-Canada trade deal

Italy says it won’t ratify EU-Canada trade deal

NAFTA brinkmanship fails to meet deadlines

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle pivot higher on bargain buying

Italy won’t ratify EU trade deal with Canada, farm minister says

Canadian dairy sector skimming global exports, U.S. complains

With maple syrup tariff, Canada-U.S. trade dispute spills beyond metals

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