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Montana farmer Michelle Erickson-Jones speaks in a TV spot for Farmers for Free Trade. (Video screengrab from FarmersForFreeTrade.com)

U.S. farm group targets Trump with free-trade ads

By GFM Network News March 13, 2018

Washington | Reuters — A farm lobbying group is spending US$500,000 to air television ads on channels near U.S. President Donald Trump’s home in Florida to encourage free trade, with the group worried recent metal tariffs could result in retaliation against U.S. agricultural goods. Farmers for Free Trade, a bipartisan group, on Tuesday said it […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Trade bloc Mercosur, Canada launch talks for trade deal

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 9, 2018

Asuncion| Reuters — South American trade bloc Mercosur formally launched discussions for a trade deal with Canada on Friday, in a move officials said would signal an embrace of free trade at a time other countries are moving toward protectionist policies. For Canada, the talks with the group, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, […] Read more

Canada’s International Trade Minister Francois-Phillippe Champagne goes in to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal on March 8 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo: Reuters/Ivan Alvarado)

General, Markets, Reuters

Asia-Pacific nations sign sweeping trade deal without U.S.

By GFM Network News March 8, 2018

Santiago | Reuters — Eleven countries including Canada and Japan signed a landmark Asia-Pacific trade agreement without the U.S. on Thursday in what one minister called a powerful signal against protectionism and trade wars. The deal came as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed earlier in the day to press ahead with a plan to impose […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Canada sticks to measured tack in U.S. trade row

By GFM Network News March 7, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada is sticking to its keep-calm strategy as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up trade war rhetoric, convinced that no move is the best move for the country with the most to lose, but critics say it risks being a soft target if its strategy fails. While the European Union immediately […] Read more

General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Steel shock drives wedge into sluggish NAFTA talks

By GFM Network News March 1, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — Negotiators trying to rework the NAFTA trade deal on Thursday were hit by the prospect of a battle over U.S. steel tariffs that could make it more complicated to build autos in North America, one of the most sensitive issues at the talks. U.S. President Donald Trump said he would […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Amid fresh Trump tension, negotiators seek NAFTA progress

By GFM Network News February 26, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — U.S., Mexican and Canadian negotiators met on Monday seeking to narrow disagreements on how to overhaul the NAFTA trade deal despite renewed signs of tension between Mexico and U.S. President Donald Trump over his planned border wall. The trade teams began a seventh round of talks on Sunday aiming to […] Read more

A ship at Brazil’s Port of Santos.(Portosdobrasil.gov.br via Flickr)

General, Markets, Reuters

Canada to seek Mercosur trade pact amid NAFTA uncertainty

By GFM Network News February 16, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — The Canadian government plans to open free trade talks with the four-nation Mercosur trading bloc in South America, an official said on Friday, at a time when the future of NAFTA is facing increasing uncertainty. Canada sends around 75 per cent of its goods exports to the U.S. and is looking […] Read more

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay says the U.S. government’s proposals on dairy in NAFTA are “a non-starter.” (John Greig photo)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Dairy farmers get no assurances on NAFTA

By GFM Network News February 9, 2018

Dairy farmers are seeking assurances there would be no more access to Canada’s dairy market in a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement — but Lawrence MacAulay, Canada’s minister of agriculture and agri-food, would not provide them. “Because of the NAFTA negotiations going on, we have to be careful what we say publicly,” MacAulay said […] Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a town hall meeting Jan. 10 in Hamilton. (PM.gc.ca)

General, Markets, Reuters

Trudeau talks tough on NAFTA, repeats he could walk away

By GFM Network News February 2, 2018

Nanaimo, B.C. | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a tough line on NAFTA on Friday, repeating that he could walk away if he was not happy with talks to modernize a pact the U.S. contends needs major changes. “The negotiations are complex and challenging … I’ve said many times, we are not […] Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, shown here in Ottawa last month with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (l), said he’s confident U.S. President Donald Trump will see remaining in NAFTA as being in Americans’ best interests. (PM.gc.ca)

General, Markets, Reuters

Trudeau says doesn’t think Trump will pull U.S. out of NAFTA

By GFM Network News January 31, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters –– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said he did not think U.S. President Donald Trump would pull out of NAFTA, despite slow progress at negotiations to update the US$1.2 trillion trade pact. Trudeau’s comments were among the most positive made by any Canadian official since talks started last year to […] Read more

China snaps up Australian canola after trade spat with Canada, sources say

Canada, Mexico announce new partnership

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar

GFM Network News

China snaps up Australian canola after trade spat with Canada, sources say

Canada, Mexico announce new partnership

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar

Tag Archives Free trade

U.S. farm group targets Trump with free-trade ads

Trade bloc Mercosur, Canada launch talks for trade deal

Asia-Pacific nations sign sweeping trade deal without U.S.

Canada sticks to measured tack in U.S. trade row

Steel shock drives wedge into sluggish NAFTA talks

Amid fresh Trump tension, negotiators seek NAFTA progress

Canada to seek Mercosur trade pact amid NAFTA uncertainty

Dairy farmers get no assurances on NAFTA

Trudeau talks tough on NAFTA, repeats he could walk away

Trudeau says doesn’t think Trump will pull U.S. out of NAFTA

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