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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 1 day ago

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

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Editor’s Rant: All eggs, no basket

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

By Dave Bedard 5 days ago

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)

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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

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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

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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.

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U.S. dairy exports to Canada up 67 per cent

By Robert Arnason March 12, 2025

While Donald Trump may believe the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement is ripping off ordinary Americans, data shows that it's helping U.S. dairy farmers.

File photo of the Canada-U.S. border crossing connecting Sarnia, Ont. and Port Huron, Michigan. (Eyfoto/iStock/Getty Images)

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Tariffs – where do we stand now?

By Jeff Melchior March 7, 2025

As of March 7, goods under CUSMA were exempted from U.S. tariffs until April 2. Canadian tariffs on $30 billion of American goods remained in place.

Canada/U.S. border signage in downtown Detroit. (RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images)

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Trump delays tariffs for goods covered under Mexico, Canada trade deal

By Katharine Jackson, Reuters March 6, 2025

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

A truck at the U.S. – Canada border. PHOTO: FILE

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Tariffs Day 1 | Trade war commences as Canadian agricultural sector braces

Canada and China respond in kind, agriculture groups call for support and strategy

By Gord Gilmour March 4, 2025

As of March 4, 2025 U.S. president Donald Trump’s threat of imposing a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods has become a reality. Canada has immediately applied retaliatory tariffs, but the true scope of the fallout from this action is yet to be determined.

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Canadian, Mexican agri-food sectors must co-operate amid tensions with U.S. says ambassador

By Jonah Grignon February 26, 2025

Canada and Mexico must build on a strong agricultural trade relationship to secure trade resilience in the face of U.S. tariffs, says Carlos Joaquin Gonzales, Mexico's ambassador to Canada.

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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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

U.S. dairy exports to Canada up 67 per cent

Tariffs – where do we stand now?

Trump delays tariffs for goods covered under Mexico, Canada trade deal

Tariffs Day 1 | Trade war commences as Canadian agricultural sector braces

Canadian, Mexican agri-food sectors must co-operate amid tensions with U.S. says ambassador

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