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Around 20 per cent of Mexico’s corn imports from the U.S. are white corn, used to make food products such as tortillas. (Bhofack2/iStock/Getty Images)

U.S. demands formal trade talks with Mexico over GMO corn dispute

U.S. says new rules a breach of CUSMA

By GFM Network News March 7, 2023

Chicago/Washington | Reuters — The United States requested formal trade consultations with Mexico on Monday over U.S. objections to its southern neighbour’s plans to limit imports of genetically modified corn and other agricultural biotechnology products. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office announced the request for technical talks after months of informal discussions with Mexican officials over […] Read more

File photo of a cornfield in Mexico. (Roberto Cabrera/iStock/Getty Images)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Mexico opens door for GM corn in feed, industrial uses

U.S. 'disappointed' in Mexico's new decree

By GFM Network News February 15, 2023

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico on Monday scrapped a deadline to ban genetically modified corn for animal feed and industrial use amid trade tensions with the United States — but retained plans to prohibit use of the GM grain for human consumption, as well as the herbicide glyphosate. The move, approved in a government […] Read more

File photo of a Canadian Holstein dairy cow outdoors. (Diane Kuhl/iStock/Getty Images)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

New U.S. ag trade chief demands Canada broaden dairy quota access

USTR's new ag rep's eyes also on Mexico GM corn ban

By GFM Network News February 11, 2023

Washington | Reuters — Canada must let U.S. processors of cheese, ice cream, yogurt, milk powder and other dairy products have access to its import quotas to resolve a second U.S. dairy trade challenge, Washington’s new agricultural trade boss told Reuters. Doug McKalip, chief agricultural trade negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative’s office, told Reuters […] Read more

(Saputo Cheese USA video screengrab via YouTube)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Saputo to consolidate U.S. cheesemaking, shut three plants

Plans include one new plant, one repurposed

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News February 9, 2023

The Canadian company ranked among the three biggest cheesemakers in the U.S. is preparing to consolidate five of its cheese plants in that country down to two. Montreal-based Saputo announced last Thursday it has construction underway on a new $240 million cut-and-wrap cheese plant in the Milwaukee suburb of Franklin, to be up and running […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. seeks new dispute panel over Canadian dairy imports

Panel would be second on matter since CUSMA took effect

By GFM Network News January 31, 2023

Washington | Reuters — The United States on Tuesday said it was seeking a second trade dispute settlement panel over Canada’s dairy import quotas, charging that Canada was still not meeting obligations to open its market to U.S. producers. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said it was challenging Canada’s revised tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocations that […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Markets

Beef supplies will tighten by mid-2023

Market Update with Jerry Klassen: Feeder cattle market will function to encourage expansion

By Jerry Klassen January 6, 2023

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices trended lower throughout the fall. During late August and the first half of September, higher-quality yearlings in Manitoba weighing 850 pounds were trading in the range of $255-$260/cwt. In early December, replacement cattle of similar quality in the same region were quoted at $240. Calves had a similar trend, dropping […] Read more

A drone’s-eye view of crews repairing a levee, north of the Cosumnes River, after it was breached by heavy rains and flooded Sacramento County roads and properties near Wilton, just southeast of Sacramento, on Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Fred Greaves)

General, Weather

Northern California deluge’s current rainfall level expected again

Flood risk to continue into next week

By GFM Network News January 4, 2023

MarketsFarm — While the deluge of rain over northern California took a day’s break on Tuesday, agricultural meteorologist Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. said the heavy precipitation would soon resume. Following the worst drought in California history, the state has been receiving very intense precipitation that’s brought flooding to its northern areas. “It will […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Mexico says it aims for agreement with U.S. on GM corn in January

U.S. officials threatening action under CUSMA pact

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 16, 2022

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico and the United States aim to reach an agreement in January over a pending Mexican ban on imports of genetically modified (GM) corn, the Mexican foreign ministry said on Friday after officials from the two countries held talks in Washington. In a statement, the ministry said talks would continue […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

U.S. lawmakers call for action over Mexico’s GM corn ban

Mexico says it's working on revisions

By GFM Network News December 12, 2022

Mexico City | Reuters — A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers called on Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday to start consultations under the Canada-U.S.Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA) over Mexico’s ban on genetically modified (GM) corn and the herbicide glyphosate. The letter signed by 24 members of Congress and led by Republican Representative Adrian Smith […] Read more

Crops, Markets

USDA supply/demand estimates show only minor updates

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News December 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — Updated supply-and-demand (WASDE) tables from the U.S. Department of Agriculture included only minimal adjustments to the U.S. and world numbers, with larger revisions likely in the New Year. U.S. soybean and wheat ending stocks projections for the current marketing year were left unchanged, while the corn number was raised slightly. Total U.S. corn […] Read more

ICE Canada Weekly: Decent outlook of old, new crop weigh on canola futures

Canadian Pork Council meets with U.S. and Mexican counterparts

U.S. livestock: New contract highs for live cattle

GFM Network News