tariffs Archives - Page 11 of 69

China, Japan, South Korea will jointly respond to US tariffs, Chinese state media says

Trump temporarily lowers tariffs for most countries, raises them for China

White House reverses initial statements, says Canada, Mexico not subject to 10 per cent global tariffs

By Reuters April 9, 2025

Canada and Mexico will be subject to the same 10 per cent tariff as many other countries, CBC reported Tuesday. The news came as U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would temporarily lower new tariffs on many countries, even as he raised them further on imports from China, in a sudden reversal that sent U.S. stocks sharply higher.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

News

How are U.S. tariffs affecting American agricultural trade so far?

“Irreplaceable” market China has already decreased reliance on American soy, corn

By Geralyn Wichers, Reuters April 9, 2025

New deals could be struck with over tariffs “perhaps even by the end of the week,” U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told Fox News on Tuesday as the country’s self-made trade war threatened markets for American farm goods.

News, Reuters

China boosts Indian rapeseed meal purchases after tariff on Canadian canola imports

By Rajendra Jadhav, Reuters April 8, 2025

China has bought 52,000 tons of Indian rapeseed meal in the past three weeks after Chinese authorities imposed a 100 per cent retaliatory tariff on Canadian canola imports, industry sources said.

Feeder cattle supplies are expected to tighten later in spring, spurring finishers to secure supplies.

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns, Livestock, Markets

Cattle markets try to adjust to tariffs

The Markets: There continue to be tight supplies for cattle that are ready to market, keeping prices high

By Jerry Klassen April 8, 2025

There continue to be tight supplies for cattle that are ready to market, keeping prices high, despite tariff uncertainly in North America, analyst Jerry Klassen says.

Columns, Editor's column

Editor’s Rant: Hew that wood, draw that water

Doing nothing was not an option

By Dave Bedard April 8, 2025

The case of Canada’s tariffs on Chinese EVs versus China’s retaliatory tariffs on Canadian peas and canola products will boil down to how comfortable we are as Canadians in allowing other countries to pick our losers.

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.

FILE PHOTO – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. Photo: Eneas De Troya/Creative Commons

News, Reuters

Mexico seeks to avoid retaliatory tariffs against US, but not ruling them out

By Kylie Madry, Raul Cortes, Reuters April 7, 2025

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday her government would like to avoid imposing tariffs on the United States in response to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans, though she said they could not be ruled out.

Machinery, News, Reuters

Tariffs throw US, Canadian farm machinery manufacturers into turmoil

By Ed White, Reuters April 7, 2025

All around a recent farm show in Canada, equipment salespeople struggled to swing deals with farmers worried about tariffs. With some combines costing more than $800,000, a surprise price hike from a tariff would be a hit most farm budgets cannot easily take.

Columns, Farm Life

Cooking Canadian, part 1: Rediscovering cabbage

First We Eat: As Canadian food staples go, cabbage is cheap and plentiful

By dee Hobsbawn-Smith April 4, 2025

Cabbage and its bitter cousins — brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and broccoli — can be eaten raw, roasted, grilled, braised, stir-fried, steamed or simmered, best with something equally pungent, like garlic and onions, or salty, like anchovy or bacon.

Canadian farm groups speak out on tariffs

Crops, News

No new U.S. tariffs on Canadian canola ‘welcome news’

National canola groups say risks of U.S. tariffs aren’t gone as growers fight two-front trade war

By Jonah Grignon April 4, 2025

No new tariffs on Canadian canola products means some relief for Canadian canola farmers, though uncertainty remains, say Canada's national canola organizations.

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

GFM Network News