The World Trade Organization said on Tuesday it is reviewing staff costs after the United States paused funding to the institution.
WTO aims to reduce staffing costs after US funding pause
Loss of markets overshadows federal election campaign
Farm organizations say rules-based, predictable trade environments are at the top of their wish lists for the next government
Ending tariffs, or preventing any new tariffs, overshadows all other issues so far in this federal election campaign. Trade is the number one concern affecting all sectors.
Mexico seeks to avoid retaliatory tariffs against US, but not ruling them out
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday her government would like to avoid imposing tariffs on the United States in response to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans, though she said they could not be ruled out.
U.S. FDA suspends program to improve bird flu testing due to staff cuts
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is suspending efforts to improve its bird flu testing of milk, cheese and pet food due to massive staff cuts at the agency, according to an email seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the situation.
No new U.S. tariffs on Canadian canola ‘welcome news’
National canola groups say risks of U.S. tariffs aren’t gone as growers fight two-front trade war
No new tariffs on Canadian canola products means some relief for Canadian canola farmers, though uncertainty remains, say Canada's national canola organizations.
Trump administration is ‘months away’ from direct payments to farmers, Rollins says
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Fox News on Thursday that the administration is "months away" from making a decision about whether to make payments to farmers to offset any impact from tariffs.
What do new widespread tariffs mean for Canadian agriculture and food?
Canada, Mexico not subject to new global rates, but plenty of economic factors could hit home
Retaliation against new U.S. tariffs from key agricultural producing regions like China and the EU will be worth monitoring in coming weeks.
Canada, Mexico not subject to new global rates as Trump announces new tariffs
Trump says he will impose 10 per cent tariff on all imports, with higher rates for some
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would impose a 10 per cent baseline tariff on all imports to the United States and higher duties on dozens of the country’s biggest trading partners.
Liberals release agriculture platform
The Liberal Party today released its agriculture platform, promising to protect the sector in the face of American tariffs and keep supply management off the table in trade talks with the U.S.
China, Japan, South Korea will jointly respond to US tariffs, Chinese state media says
Countries met to talk trade but made no joint response plan say Japanese, Korean officials
China, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly respond to U.S. tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state media said on Monday, an assertion Seoul called "somewhat exaggerated," while Tokyo said there was no such discussion.
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