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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks Aug. 23, 2017 at a Montreal charity event. (PM.gc.ca)

NAFTA talks resume in Mexico City

By GFM Network News September 1, 2017

Mexico City | Reuters — Trade negotiators from Canada and the U.S. gathered under rainy skies in Mexico City on Friday to discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement, with the mood darkened by U.S. President Donald Trump’s persistent threats to pull out. Teams from the three countries were due to kick off a second […] Read more

Gerry Ritz won’t be coming back to the House of Commons in September. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Shannon VanRaes)

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Ex-agriculture minister Gerry Ritz quits Commons

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 31, 2017

Gerry Ritz, the federal minister for agriculture and agri-food for nine years in Stephen Harper’s Conservative government, is done with federal politics. The MP for the western Saskatchewan riding of Battlefords-Lloydminster since 1997, Ritz announced via Twitter Thursday morning that he “will not be returning to my seat in the House of Commons this fall.” […] Read more

Luc Berthold, shown here in April 2011 during his stint as mayor of Thetford Mines, Que., is the new lead Opposition critic for agriculture and agri-food. (Ville.ThetfordMines.qc.ca)

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Federal Tories look east for ag critic

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 30, 2017

The federal Conservatives have tapped one of their rookie Quebec MPs as the new agriculture critic for Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition. Andrew Scheer, elected in May as the Tories’ new leader, on Wednesday announced his first shadow cabinet with Luc Berthold, the MP for Megantic-L’Erable, as agriculture and agri-food critic and John Barlow, MP for […] Read more

A Whole Foods store in Omaha. (WholeFoodsMarket.com)

General, Markets, Reuters

Whole Foods slashes prices on some produce

By GFM Network News August 28, 2017

Los Angeles/Chicago | Reuters — On its first day as part of Amazon.com, organic grocery chain Whole Foods Market slashed prices on popular items like avocados and apples on Monday by a third as it bid to shake off its “Whole Paycheque” reputation for high prices. In another sign of changes to come, a display […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters, Weather

Harvey’s rains sending fuel prices higher

By GFM Network News August 28, 2017

Houston | Reuters — U.S. fuel prices surged on Monday as two more Gulf Coast refiners cut output and a third considered reductions, leaving more than 13 per cent of the country’s refining capacity offline after Tropical Storm Harvey flooded plants and shut seaports. The storm swung back over the Gulf of Mexico on Monday […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

Toromont to buy Cat dealer Hewitt

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 28, 2017

Reuters — Toromont Industries said Monday it would buy privately held Hewitt Group for about $1.02 billion in cash and shares to expand its network of heavy equipment dealers in Eastern Canada. Through the deal, Concord, Ont.-based Toromont will acquire Hewitt’s 45 Caterpillar dealerships in Quebec, the Maritimes, Labrador and Ontario, increasing the number of […] Read more

About 180 people attended a meeting Aug. 25 about a potential high-speed rail line through southern Ontario. (John Greig photo)

Crops, Machinery

Greig: Southern Ontario farmers protest high-speed rail impact

By GFM Network News August 25, 2017

A power corridor that runs from London to Kitchener, Ont. has been a silent neighbour for many who farm in that area. But it’s looking a lot more menacing to them lately, as the likely route for a proposed high-speed rail line from London to Toronto, with stops in Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph. Farmers in the […] Read more

A Whole Foods storefront in New York City. (WholeFoodsMarket.com)

General, Markets, Reuters

Amazon to cut Whole Foods prices amid intense grocery turf war

By GFM Network News August 24, 2017

Reuters — Amazon.com said Thursday it will cut prices on a range of popular goods as it completes its acquisition of Whole Foods Market, sending shares of rival grocers tumbling over fears of even more brutal market share battles. Amazon’s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods, which won antitrust approval from U.S. regulators on Wednesday, […] Read more

A Whole Foods Market store in San Francisco. (WholeFoodsMarket.com)

General, Reuters

U.S. FTC clears Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods

By GFM Network News August 23, 2017

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it has cleared Amazon.com’s planned US$13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market. The FTC said in a statement that it had reviewed whether the deal would substantially lessen competition or constituted an unfair method of competition and opted not to pursue its investigation […] Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at Fort Myer, Va. on Aug. 21, 2017. (Video screengrab from WhiteHouse.gov)

General, Markets, Reuters

Mexico, Canada dismiss Trump threats to scrap NAFTA

By GFM Network News August 23, 2017

Mexico City/Ottawa | Reuters — Mexico and Canada on Wednesday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to scrap NAFTA, describing it as a negotiating tactic designed to gain an advantage during talks to update one of the world’s biggest trading blocs. In comments that initially pushed Mexico’s peso currency down by more than one per […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Feeder contracts set fresh highs

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn choppy as trade awaits U.S. crop tour results

Livestock Tax Deferral regions announced for drought-affected producers

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder contracts set fresh highs

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn choppy as trade awaits U.S. crop tour results

Livestock Tax Deferral regions announced for drought-affected producers

NAFTA talks resume in Mexico City

Ex-agriculture minister Gerry Ritz quits Commons

Federal Tories look east for ag critic

Whole Foods slashes prices on some produce

Harvey’s rains sending fuel prices higher

Toromont to buy Cat dealer Hewitt

Greig: Southern Ontario farmers protest high-speed rail impact

Amazon to cut Whole Foods prices amid intense grocery turf war

U.S. FTC clears Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods

Mexico, Canada dismiss Trump threats to scrap NAFTA

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