Former PM Stephen Harper and economists speak about U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods during the Canadian Crops Conference 2025 in Edmonton.
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Tariffs, trade dominate discussion at Canadian Crops Convention
Former PM Stephen Harper says enforcement of tariffs was “darkest day” for Canada
Oats swinging higher, but rangebound
Futures no longer connected to cash market
As oat futures fluctuate on the Chicago Board of Trade, they remain rangebound, said Progressive Ag analyst Tom Lilja in Fargo, N.D. However, to Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask. there’s a disconnect between those futures and cash prices for oats.
U.S. livestock: Mixed movement in meat futures
Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Cattle prices showed small declines while hog prices sharply rose at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday. United States President Donald Trump announced that certain imports from Mexico which fall under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement will see tariffs delayed until April 2. Canada was also included in the official amendment […] Read more
Trump delays tariffs for goods covered under Mexico, Canada trade deal
President Donald Trump on Thursday exempted goods from both Canada and Mexico under a North American trade pact for a month from the 25 per cent tariffs that he had imposed earlier this week
Feed Grains Weekly: Prices feeling the tariff pressure
This is a bit of an overreaction says broker
Even before tariffs were imposed by United States President Donald Trump on March 4, the levies were having an impact on Western Canadian feed grain prices, said Jay Janzen of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.
National Farmers Union calls for ‘serious response’ to tariffs
National Farmers Union says a more long-term strategy is necessary, including a more substantial policy to external disruptions
The NFU says a serious response is needed to the tariffs, but any retaliatory measures must consider and protect Canadian farmers, farm workers and consumers.
Eligible Purely Canada claimants receive full payouts
Not all claims against the Saskatchewan-based company were eligible
The Canadian Grain Commission has announced that producers owed money from Purely Canada Foods have been fully compensated, just days after a lender applied to place the company in receivership.
Prairie equipment manufacturers adjust to tariffs
Some ag equipment makers moved U.S.-bound machines south before tariffs were imposed
In 2023, Saskatchewan exported about $834 million worth of agricultural equipment to the United States. A portion of those exports were straw choppers and weed seed control units, manufactured by Redekop at its plant near Saskatoon.
Mexico dodges U.S. tariffs temporarily
In Truth Social post, Trump said tariffs now delayed until April 2
A Donald Trump social media post has postponed U.S. tariffs on Mexico until April 2, as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau predicts a drawn out trade war for Canada.
Value swings immense on cattle with imposed tariffs by U.S.
Analyst urges beef producers to stay in constant communication with evolving tariff landscape
The tremors continue to be felt across Canadian agriculture following U.S. president Donald Trump's earthquake announcement on Tuesday, that was certainly the case at the Alberta Beef Industry Conference in Calgary.