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Agriculture contributed C$111.9 billion to Canada’s GDP in 2016

By MarketsFarm Team November 10, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS – A new report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released Friday has pegged agriculture as contributing C$111.9 billion to Canada’s GDP in 2016, which accounted 6.7 per cent of the country’s total GDP. The annual report entitled An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and AgriFood System, provides a summary of the economic […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Comment

Comment: Take the long view on CETA

By Gren Winslow October 24, 2017

As our Oct. 23 issue of Canadian Cattlemen arrives in your mailbox the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union will have been in force for about a month. Not much has happened since it came into force on September 21, at least as far as the beef industry is […] Read more

News, News Roundup

TPP gets a shot in the arm

Trade: News Roundup from the October 23, 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Staff October 23, 2017

On September 30 Global Affairs Canada gave the cattle industry a shot in the arm by officially opening consultations with the Canadian public over a renewed agreement with the remaining countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The original agreement among 12 Asian-Pacific countries — Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, […] Read more

Comment/Columns, Free Market Reflections

After two rounds

Free Market Reflections with Steve Dittmer

By Steve Dittmer October 16, 2017

Two rounds of NAFTA renegotiation have been held and the three participants have been sizing each other up. While the three nations laid out their objectives in the first round, the second round was more about consolidating the things all three can agree on and cutting out the things that will be more difficult or […] Read more

Comment/Columns, Free Market Reflections

Trump needs to stop worrying about trade deficits

Free Market Reflections with Steve Dittmer

By Steve Dittmer September 25, 2017

By now, the U.S., Canada and Mexico will have been through the first round of talks for renegotiating NAFTA. It’s expected they will get acquainted, lay their lists on the table and do little substantive in the first session. In early September, the second set of talks will be held in Mexico. Both Canada and […] Read more

News, News Roundup

U.S. group views Healthy Eating Strategy labels as trade barrier

Policy: News Roundup from the September 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Staff September 21, 2017

While all of agriculture is focused on retaining market access to the U.S. and Mexico embedded in the North American Free Trade Agreement, the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) based in Washington, D.C., is just as concerned about proposed changes to Canada’s food labels. In an August 15 letter to United States Trade Representative Robert […] Read more

In June, the U.S. gained access for several of its beef products. The Canadian government needs to engage China on behalf of Canadian beef producers to gain similar access.

Beef Cattle, CCA reports, News

CCA Report: Keeping tabs on trade

From the August 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Dan Darling August 16, 2017

Advocating for resources for the wildfires in British Columbia, preparing for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), achieving equivalent trade access with the U.S. in China are among the priority issues keeping the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) busy this summer. The CCA is making officials aware of the need to address […] Read more

Comment/Columns, Straight from the hip

Schoepp: Weighing in on a Free Trade Agreement with China

Straight from the hip with Brenda Schoepp

By Brenda Schoepp April 18, 2017

Canada’s trade has doubled in the past decade and much of that has been to China, our second-largest trading partner. On March 4 the Canadian government opened public consultations for a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries and this platform will stay open until June 2, 2017. Glen Hodgson, senior fellow with […] Read more

Livestock, Market talk, Markets

Reading feeder cattle futures markets

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen March 10, 2017

The feeder cattle market has experienced unprecedented volatility over the past couple of years. Steers averaging 600 pounds traded for over $300/cwt in September of 2015 but in February this year sold for $198. The erratic price action has caused cattle producers to take more interest in hedging feeder cattle and the Western Livestock Price […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Free Market Reflections

Donald Trump’s cabinet and trade

Free Market Reflections with Steve Dittmer

By Steve Dittmer February 28, 2017

Candidate Donald Trump was not an unquestioned free trader. While he harped on China frequently, and Mexico and NAFTA considerably, he claimed he wasn’t against free trade as long as it was fair trade. I have hoped that he would fulfill his promises to recover manufacturing job losses in America’s midwestern Rust Belt with major […] Read more

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Peach grower awarded US$265 million in dicamba drift suit

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Agriculture contributed C$111.9 billion to Canada’s GDP in 2016

Comment: Take the long view on CETA

TPP gets a shot in the arm

After two rounds

Trump needs to stop worrying about trade deficits

U.S. group views Healthy Eating Strategy labels as trade barrier

CCA Report: Keeping tabs on trade

Schoepp: Weighing in on a Free Trade Agreement with China

Reading feeder cattle futures markets

Donald Trump’s cabinet and trade

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