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Heath MacDonald, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, met with Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué, to discuss bilateral relations and strengthen cooperation and trade ties between the two countries. Photo: Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via ZUMA Press

Canada, Mexico look beyond U.S. as agri-food trade pact expands

By Diana Martin 3 days ago

Earlier this week Heath MacDonald, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué, met to discuss bilateral relations and strengthen cooperation and trade ties between the two countries.

The trade drama with U.S. dairy access to Canada continues. Photo: Diana Martin

Livestock, News

Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

By Jeff Melchior October 1, 2025

Globe and Mail article suggests U.S. dairy access to Canada is back as a topic of conversation in Ottawa

Equipment, Machinery

Deere expects steady farm equipment production

Equipment will remain available to farmers but will likely increase in price, a John Deere VP warns

By Scott Garvey August 27, 2025

The current trade dispute won’t interfere with Canadian farmers’ ability to get the John Deere machine they want, but will likely make that machine more expensive, a Deere vice-president warns.

Photo: Samuel Corum/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

News, Reuters

Proposed Canada-U.S. trade deal could still be weeks away, says Ottawa

Trump increases tariff on Canada to 35 per cent from 25 per cent, cites fentanyl

By David Ljunggren, Reuters August 1, 2025

A proposed U.S.-Canada trade deal could still be weeks away, Ottawa's chief negotiator said on Friday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed higher tariffs on imports from Canada.

Scott Moe, left, talks to Western Producer reporter Sean Pratt at the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Saskatchewan. Photo: Paul Yanko

News

Moe’s outlook on Carney, trade challenges

Concerns about U.S., China trade barriers

By Sean Pratt July 16, 2025

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is ready to turn the page and start working with Prime Minister Mark Carney on important shared issues for Saskatchewan and Canada, including agricultural issues, such as providing regulatory certainty in the renewable fuels market.

News, Reuters

Trump says he’ll up Canadian tariff rate to 35 per cent next month

Exceptions for goods under CUSMA are expected to continue says White House official

By Ismail Shakil, Jeff Mason, Reuters July 11, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his tariff assault on Canada on Thursday, saying the U.S. would impose a 35 per cent tariff on imports next month. Exceptions for goods under CUSMA, which includes many agricultural products, are expected to continue a White House official said.

Male farmer collecting fresh, heirloom chicken eggs from the straw. Photo: Debby Lowe/iStock/Getty Images

Editor's column

Editor’s Rant: All eggs, no basket

Bill C-202 wound up pitting farmer against farmer at the worst time

By Dave Bedard July 8, 2025

Bill C-202 wound up pitting farmer against farmer for political reasons at a time when an unwritten law of Canadian politics remains very much in effect anyway.

File photo of the international border crossing into Tijuana from San Diego. (Stellalevi/iStock/Getty Images)

News, Reuters

Mexico says it expects early review of CUSMA trade pact

By Aida Pelaez-Fernandez, Reuters May 13, 2025

Mexico expects a planned review of the CUSMA trilateral trade pact with the U.S. and Canada to kick off ahead of schedule, the nation’s economy minister said on Monday.

Trade is the number one concern affecting all sectors, as reflected by ag organizations’ wish lists for this federal election. | File photoCanadian farm organizations provided lists of topics they hope will get attention during the federal election. Support for tariff-free access to export markets, investment in public plant breeding, cost-shared premiums for livestock price insurance, and maintaining rules-based trade are among the issues these groups want championed. | File photo

News

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

By Karen Briere April 7, 2025

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.

John Sitilides, who specializes in U.S. government relations, geopolitical risk and international affairs, has been following Donal Trump’s actions since the mid-1980s when he first met him. Photo: Greg Price

News

Tariffs called part of long game with trade negotiations

U.S. trade deficits with Canada and Mexico have more than doubled folowing transition from NAFTA to CUSMA

By Greg Price March 21, 2025

As the clock continues to tick to midnight April 2 on U.S. president Donald Trump’s month-long exemption on blanket tariffs to Canada that has left many ag industries at a standstill, one U.S. insider gave his thoughts at the 2025 Alberta Beef Industry Conference in Calgary on what he believes is the end game for the trade war.

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall sharply as Trump says he’s working to lower beef costs

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest reaches completion

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rise on yield uncertainty, firming cash markets

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Canada, Mexico look beyond U.S. as agri-food trade pact expands

Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

Deere expects steady farm equipment production

Proposed Canada-U.S. trade deal could still be weeks away, says Ottawa

Moe’s outlook on Carney, trade challenges

Trump says he’ll up Canadian tariff rate to 35 per cent next month

Editor’s Rant: All eggs, no basket

Mexico says it expects early review of CUSMA trade pact

Loss of markets overshadows federal election campaign

Tariffs called part of long game with trade negotiations

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