Donald Trump Archives - Page 15 of 16

President Trump has made tariffs his weapon of choice in a trade war. Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

U.S. says farmers could get cash aid by Oct. but will not be made whole

By GFM Network News July 30, 2018

Buenos Aires | Reuters – U.S. farmers could receive cash payments from a planned $12 billion aid package as soon as late September, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told Reuters on July 28, warning that the program will not make tariff-hit farmers whole. Perdue said in an interview on the sidelines of the G20 meeting […] Read more

Reuters

TPP countries agree to keep trade deal alive, much work remains

By GFM Network News November 10, 2017

Vietnam | Reuters – Members of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreed to continue working on the proposed trade deal despite early Canadian resistance in talks that had raised new doubts about its survival, officials said. According to a draft of the final statement seen by Reuters and due to be released on Saturday in […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Trump wins support for possible WTO action on Canada dairy

By GFM Network News April 19, 2017

Reuters – Australia and New Zealand dairy industry leaders say they would support moves by the United States to draw the World Trade Organization into a trade dispute with Canada, after President Donald Trump said existing rules were unfair. On a visit to the U.S. cheese-making state of Wisconsin on April 18, Trump said he […] Read more

Columns, Hart Attacks

Mallards next on the U.S. no-fly list

Hart Attacks: We Canadians cannot control our ducks, and what they carry with them

By Lee Hart March 10, 2017

With a Twitter-happy president south of the border, I predict it is just a matter of time before Canada — and migrating Canadian ducks specifically — receives nasty tweets for pooping out weed seeds on U.S. farms. That would almost be a joke except that President Trump appears to be such an unpredictable character, with […] Read more

Columns, Markets

Roller coaster ride ahead in the markets

World currency and market changes are going to come at us fast in 2017

By Brian Wittal February 27, 2017

On January 23, 2017, the headline read, “Trump ends U.S. ties to TTP.” It shouldn’t come as a surprise. He said that was one of the first actions he would take as president. Now we know he was serious, and he’s a man of his word, which is scary because of his many other statements. […] Read more

Columns

A rough ride ahead for Canadian farmers

Politics and trade may well be changing, and they certainly won’t be boring

By Lisa Guenther February 21, 2017

As you may have heard, this year marks the 150th anniversary of Confederation. It’s worth taking stock of where we’ve been and where we are now, and so I’m going to use this space to do just that, on issues important to agriculture and rural communities. I’m tapping out this column a few days before […] Read more

Columns, Guarding Wealth

Guarding Wealth: Changes ahead for 2017

Rising interest rates and the Trump Effect  bring uncertainties in the New Year

By Andrew Allentuck February 1, 2017

If investing were easy, we’d all be rich. Today, capital markets have many new uncertainties. Top of the list: the Trump Effect. That is, what the new President may do after his inauguration on January 20. Also worrisome is where Europe is going if other members of the EU follow the United Kingdom out of […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Canada to Mexico on NAFTA: You might be on your own

By GFM Network News January 24, 2017

Calgary | Reuters — Canada will focus on preserving its U.S. trade ties during talks to renegotiate NAFTA and may not be able to help Mexico avoid being targeted by the Trump administration, Canadian government sources say. “We love our Mexican friends. But our national interests come first and the friendship comes second,” a source […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

As Trump meets biotech CEOs, farm advisers fret over empty USDA spot

By GFM Network News January 12, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has left the agriculture secretary as the last department head to be named to his cabinet, while a meeting with the chief executives of two agribusiness giants gave a hint at a roster of farm issues the incoming president will face. Trump met on Wednesday with the […] Read more

Livestock

Protectionism game comes with raised economic stakes: Frum

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News January 11, 2017

As U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration day approaches, the business world is pondering how the new administration might affect the world economy. Trump’s pride in his unpredictability is troubling, given he’s the president-elect, said David Frum, political commentator, former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, and a senior editor for Washington-based magazine The Atlantic. However, […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybean futures edge up as Argentina ends export tax waiver

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

Eastern wheat to be included in Cereals Canada’s harvest assessment

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