The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is calling for swift action from the federal government as U.S. tariffs take effect
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Canadian Federation of Agriculture calls for federal action as tariffs take hold
The risk of tariffs – some U.S. farmers get it and some don’t
The Trump tariffs and retaliatory tariffs will likely cause financial pain for American farmers. Some farmers get it, but other producers don’t.
U.S. grains: Corn extends slide as trade woes, big South American crops spur sell-off
Benchmark U.S. corn futures fell nearly three per cent on Monday as worries about trade tensions and ample South American harvests appeared to spur commodity funds to liquidate more of their large net long positions, traders said.
Ag trade deficit top priority for U.S. agriculture secretary
As U.S. secretary of agriculture Brooke Rollins took the stage at the Commodity Classic in Denver about 2,500 farmers inside the Colorado Convention Centre leapt out of their seats and gave her a standing ovation.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains fall as tariff anxiety grows
Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures dipped on Friday as market players continued to worry about the impact of tariffs on U.S. agricultural trade.
Lambda-cy back in the toolbox
After two years reviewing updated data, regulators rule in favour of a popular pest control product
Prairie farmers are welcoming the return of some important insecticides to the crop protection toolbox — although there’s still some headshaking over why use of the products was interrupted in the first place, and why it took two years for the federal Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) to re-evaluate registration data. Although producers such as […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn falls on US planting data, tariff confusion
Chicago corn was down sharply on Thursday as market players digested numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Outlook Forum as well as expectations of new U.S. tariffs on imports from Mexico and China, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Chicago grains and soybeans dip on year-end positioning, tariff worries
Chicago corn, soy and wheat eased on Wednesday as traders took profits and monitored the possible impacts of U.S. tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, set to take effect on March 4 after a 30-day delay.
After trade dispute, Mexico officially bans the planting of GM corn
Mexico's lower house of Congress on Tuesday approved a constitutional reform to ban the planting of genetically modified (GM) corn, a move that could lead to more tension with the United States after the resolution of a trade dispute, analysts said.
Canadian, Mexican agri-food sectors must co-operate amid tensions with U.S. says ambassador
Canada and Mexico must build on a strong agricultural trade relationship to secure trade resilience in the face of U.S. tariffs, says Carlos Joaquin Gonzales, Mexico's ambassador to Canada.
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