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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House in Washington on June 18. (Photo: Reuters/Leah Millis)

Trump’s tariff war threatens to erode support of farmers

By GFM Network News June 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — President Donald Trump’s tariff battle with key buyers of U.S. apples, soybeans and corn threatens the support of some of his biggest backers — U.S. farmers now seeing their livelihoods in jeopardy. Farmers overwhelmingly supported Trump in the 2016 election, welcoming how he championed rural economies and vowed to repeal estate […] Read more

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General, Markets, Reuters

Canada says agreed with U.S. to keep NAFTA alive, no talks set

By GFM Network News June 14, 2018

Reuters — Canada agreed with the U.S. on Thursday that slow-moving talks to update NAFTA should continue, although they did not set a date for the next round, a senior official said in remarks casting further doubt on the chances of a deal this year. Negotiations to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement started […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

Trudeau safe for now as Trump attacks, but angry farmers loom

By GFM Network News June 12, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing the threat of a trade war from U.S. President Donald Trump, has unanimous domestic support for now but to keep a firm hold on power must wring concessions from an unwilling powerful dairy lobby in order to mollify Washington. Trudeau, who over the last year […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Canada’s dairy farmers cling to protections as Trump demands concessions

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News June 11, 2018

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Canadian dairy farmers want trade negotiators to keep their hands off the protected sector in increasingly contentious talks with the United States, however loudly U.S. President Donald Trump demands greater access, an executive with Canada’s biggest dairy lobby group said Monday. The sector, worth $21 billion in farm and processed dairy […] Read more

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General, Markets, Reuters

Over 14 per cent of U.S. farm exports seen at risk in trade disputes

By GFM Network News June 7, 2018

Des Moines | Reuters — More than 14 per cent of US$140 billion in annual U.S. farm exports have been or are likely to be hit by retaliatory tariffs in trade disputes with countries such as China and Mexico, a top U.S. trade negotiator said on Thursday. Mexico imposed tariffs on U,S, products ranging from […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Mexico hits back on U.S. steel, slaps tariffs on pork, bourbon

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 6, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico responded in kind to U.S. President Donald Trump’s metals tariffs by imposing its own duties on U.S. steel on Tuesday, while also targeting politically sensitive agricultural products from pork to bourbon. Mexico’s peso tumbled to its weakest level since February 2017, leading losses among major currencies due to the […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Canada to impose tariffs on U.S., challenge at WTO

By GFM Network News June 1, 2018

Reuters — Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on $16.6 billion worth of U.S. exports and challenge U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs under the North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization (WTO), Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday. The Canadian tariffs are set to go into effect on July 1 and […] Read more

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland in Washington, D.C. on May 31, 2017. (Global Affairs Canada screengrab via YouTube)

General, Markets, Reuters

Freeland to visit Washington this week for NAFTA talks

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 28, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will visit Washington this week in another bid to help unblock talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement, a spokesman said on Monday. Freeland will be in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, said spokesman Adam Austen. The U.S., Mexico and Canada are struggling to […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Canada says NAFTA officials in constant contact on trade talks

By GFM Network News May 22, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Top U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials are in constant contact about slow-moving talks to revitalize NAFTA and are ready to meet at any time to push the process forwards, Canada’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. Negotiations to update the North American Free Trade Agreement have stalled as Canada and Mexico try […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on weak cash prices, big supplies

By GFM Network News May 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures slumped for the fourth time in five sessions on Friday as falling cash cattle prices and ample supplies of slaughter-ready animals weighed on the market, traders said. The possibility that meat exports could slow due to trade tensions with China and uncertainty about a deal […] Read more

Daily Network News

EU crop monitor sees lower soft wheat and rapeseed yields in 2026

USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals

China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments

Tag Archives NAFTA

Trump’s tariff war threatens to erode support of farmers

Canada says agreed with U.S. to keep NAFTA alive, no talks set

Trudeau safe for now as Trump attacks, but angry farmers loom

Canada’s dairy farmers cling to protections as Trump demands concessions

Over 14 per cent of U.S. farm exports seen at risk in trade disputes

Mexico hits back on U.S. steel, slaps tariffs on pork, bourbon

Canada to impose tariffs on U.S., challenge at WTO

Freeland to visit Washington this week for NAFTA talks

Canada says NAFTA officials in constant contact on trade talks

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on weak cash prices, big supplies

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