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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.

Canada will be in trade war with US for foreseeable future, says Trudeau
Canada will continue to be in a trade war with the United States for the foreseeable future, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday, a day after what he called a "colorful" call with President Donald Trump.

China on track for another bumper wheat harvest, says COFCO International
China is expecting to produce another abundant wheat harvest this year due to favorable weather, a COFCO International executive said Thursday

Prime Minister, premiers discuss how to improve interprovincial trade in face of tariffs
Provinces, agriculture groups have long recommended reducing internal trade barriers
The Prime Minister and premiers met on Wednesday to discuss how to reduce interprovincial trade barriers

New initiative to promote farmer mental health launched
Collaborative solutions wanted
The Canadian government is looking for new ways to help the mental health of farmers across the country — and has launched the Producer Mental Wellbeing Initiative (PMWI) to find "collaborative solutions that employ novel strategies" to do just that.

Tariffs Day 2 | Canadian agriculture remains in crosshairs
Despite respite for the auto sector, agriculture remains on high alert
A wrap of the daily events around U.S. tariffs and the resulting trade war and its effects on Canadian agriculture for Mar. 5, 2025.

VIDEO: Canadian Crops Convention offers hope on trade
Erin Gowriluk of the Canada Grain Council said tri-national co-operate remains alive outside government
The Canadian Crops Convention kicked off in Edmonton today, under the shadow of U.S. tariffs and Canadian counter-tariffs.