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A ‘little more work’ needed on CUSMA deal, Trudeau says

By Reuters November 29, 2019

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said a little more work needed to be done on a new continental trade deal which has run into opposition from some U.S. Democrats over labour and environmental provisions. Officials are trying to agree on a series of tweaks to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (CUSMA) […] Read more

General, Machinery, Markets

Ag sector growth will take investments in skills, tech now: RBC

By GFM Staff August 28, 2019

One of Canada’s big six banks bets the agriculture sector’s gross domestic product could rise by nearly 60 per cent over the next decade if it were to have enough people, capital and access to new technology where ag lives. A report released by RBC on Tuesday titled “Farmer 4.0” estimates Canadian ag GDP could […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

USMCA dispute panel fix must be ‘across the board,’ Mexico says

By Reuters July 11, 2019

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico sees a push to close a dispute resolution loophole in the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade deal as a way to protect its interests as well as helping satisfy demands by U.S. Democrats that the deal contain stricter labour measures, a senior official said on Thursday. Reuters reported last week that Mexico […] Read more

General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

USMCA deal modestly boosts U.S. economy, trade panel finds

By David Lawder, David Shepardson April 18, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The new North American free trade pact would modestly boost the U.S. economy, especially auto parts production, but may curb vehicle assembly and limit consumer choice in cars, a hotly anticipated analysis from the U.S. International Trade Commission showed on Thursday. The ITC report is a crucial step in the push […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Sharp differences over labour surface at NAFTA trade talks

By Dave Graham, Sharay Angulo September 3, 2017

Mexico City | Reuters — Tensions over sharp differences in pay between Mexican workers and their Canadian and U.S. counterparts surfaced on Sunday as negotiators discussed labour market rules in talks to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement. Canada’s biggest private-sector union said NAFTA should be scrapped if Mexico cannot agree to better labour […] Read more

General, Reuters

Trump reassures farmers immigration crackdown not aimed at their workers

By Kristina Cooke, Mica Rosenberg May 15, 2017

Washington/San Francisco | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump said he would seek to keep his tough immigration enforcement policies from harming the U.S. farm industry and its largely immigrant workforce, according to farmers and officials who met with him. At a roundtable on farm labour at the White House last month, Trump said he […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Pacific trade pact countries seek ‘progressive’ way forward

By Antonio De la Jara, Rosalba O'Brien March 15, 2017

Vina Del Mar, Chile | Reuters — The remaining members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are seeking a way forward on the trade pact, they said on Wednesday, as some emphasized the need for deals to address concerns about workers’ rights and other issues. The TPP, which originally covered some 40 per cent of global […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Western states to get US$110M in drought aid

By Reuters June 12, 2015

Washington | Reuters — The White House said Friday it would spend an additional US$110 million to help farmers and communities in western states hit hard by drought and wildfires. The drought has affected a third of the western United States, and President Barack Obama was slated to discuss it with western governors in a […] Read more

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