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EU wheat rises ahead of U.S. elections, USDA report

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 8, 2016

Paris/Reuters – European wheat prices rose in the wake of Chicago on Tuesday in a broader rise across international markets which increasingly anticipated the victory of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Presidential elections. Traders also pointed to short covering and technical buying ahead of the election results and the release a much awaited […] Read more

A preserved portion of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany. (CIA.gov)

Crops, Reuters

German cabinet approves draft law banning GM crops

By Reuters November 2, 2016

Berlin | Reuters — The German cabinet has approved a draft law banning cultivation of crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), government sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Germany had announced in September 2015 that it will ban cultivation of crops with GMOs under new European Union rules allowing member states to opt out of their […] Read more

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Council President Donald Tusk (front, l-r) sign CETA on Sunday in Brussels. (PM.gc.ca)

Livestock, Reuters

EU, Canada sign free trade deal but battle not over

By philip-blenkinsop, Robert-Jan Bartunek October 30, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Union and Canada signed a free trade agreement on Sunday that aims to generate jobs and growth though it must still clear some 40 national and regional parliaments in Europe in the coming years to enter fully into force. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed the treaty along with […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

EU, Canada to hold trade summit Sunday

By Reuters October 28, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Union and Canada will hold a summit to sign their free trade deal on Sunday, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday, after Belgium had cleared the agreement with its regional governments. “Mission accomplished! Just agreed with PM @JustinTrudeau to hold EU Canada Summit this Sunday,” Tusk said […] Read more

The citadel of Namur, the seat of the Walloon parliament. (Wallonia.be)

Livestock, Reuters

Belgium’s Walloon parliament backs EU-Canada trade deal

By Robert-Jan Bartunek October 28, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — The parliament of Belgium’s French-speaking region of Wallonia voted in favour of a planned EU-Canada trade agreement on Friday, ending its opposition that threatened to destroy the entire deal. Lawmakers of Wallonia, which led Belgian opposition to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), 58 voted for and five against, after […] Read more

Le Botanique, a Brussels-area greenhouse facility repurposed as a cultural centre and live music venue. (CIA.gov)

Livestock, Reuters

Belgium breaks deadlock over EU-Canada trade pact

By Robert-Jan Bartunek October 27, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — Belgium agreed a deal with its regional parliaments on Thursday to approve a landmark EU-Canada free trade agreement, breaking a deadlock that has blocked the pact for weeks. Prime Minister Charles Michel said the heads of the regions had drawn up an addendum to the agreement that answered their concerns over […] Read more

The main tower of Brussels’ Gothic-style Stadhuis, or city hall. (CIA.gov)

Livestock, Reuters

Belgians struggle to agree on text to save CETA

By philip-blenkinsop, Robert-Jan Bartunek October 26, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– Belgian politicians failed to break their deadlock over a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement on Wednesday, but agreed to resume talks on Thursday in a sign they may be nearing a consensus that would keep the deal alive. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), seven years in the making, is backed […] Read more

The government of Wallonia, in its resistance to aspects of a Canada/EU trade pact, has recently been likened to Asterix the Gaul defying the Romans. (Asterix36.com)

Livestock, Reuters

Court may help EU sidestep lone-wolf resistance to trade deals

By philip-blenkinsop October 25, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — A court ruling early next year may help the European Union out of the kind of embarrassing situation it has just landed in, where a regional assembly in Belgium is blocking a major trade agreement between Canada and the 28 sovereign states of the EU. Belgian negotiators failed on Tuesday to […] Read more

Syngenta’s Interaction Centre at Stein, Switzerland. (Syngenta.com)

Crops, Reuters

ChemChina reported ready for concessions to clinch Syngenta deal

By Chen Aizhu, Michael Shields October 25, 2016

Beijing/Zurich | Reuters — State-owned Chinese chemicals group ChemChina is ready to offer more concessions to win European Union antitrust approval for its US$43 billion bid for Swiss pesticide and seed group Syngenta, a source with direct knowledge of the process said. Clinching China’s biggest-ever foreign acquisition is taking longer than planned amid a flurry […] Read more

The Stadhuis, or city hall, in Antwerp, Belgium. (CIA.gov)

Livestock, Reuters

Belgian internal feud blocks EU-Canada trade deal

By philip-blenkinsop, Robert-Jan Bartunek October 24, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union’s hopes of signing a landmark free trade deal with Canada this week appeared to evaporate on Monday as the Belgian federal government failed to win the consent of French-speaking regional authorities. European Council President Donald Tusk had given Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel until Monday, three days before […] Read more

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures dip on global supply pressure; corn, soybeans fall

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb as U.S. herd remains small

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U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures dip on global supply pressure; corn, soybeans fall

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb as U.S. herd remains small

Rain brings relief to parts of Alberta

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EU wheat rises ahead of U.S. elections, USDA report

German cabinet approves draft law banning GM crops

EU, Canada sign free trade deal but battle not over

EU, Canada to hold trade summit Sunday

Belgium’s Walloon parliament backs EU-Canada trade deal

Belgium breaks deadlock over EU-Canada trade pact

Belgians struggle to agree on text to save CETA

Court may help EU sidestep lone-wolf resistance to trade deals

ChemChina reported ready for concessions to clinch Syngenta deal

Belgian internal feud blocks EU-Canada trade deal

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