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Trump signs CUSMA pact

Canada's ratification still to come

By Andrea Shalal, Jeff Mason January 29, 2020

Washington | Reuters — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a new North American trade agreement during an outdoor ceremony at the White House attended by about 400 guests — but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal. Trump, on trial in the U.S. Senate on charges of abusing power […] Read more

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AgDealer offers online equipment financing, shipping tools

By GFM Staff January 28, 2020

Canada’s biggest used farm equipment shopper publication has added tools to link prospective buyers to options for payment plans and shipping. AgDealer on Monday announced “major enhancement(s)” at its AgDealer.com site, where each equipment listing will include buttons linking to tools from CWB National Leasing and Trusted Dispatch. The online tools allow AgDealer.com users to […] Read more

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Younger aggies sought for new Canada-wide council

By GFM Staff January 25, 2020

Twentysomethings and 18- and 19-year-olds who are working in Canadian agriculture and agri-food and “interested in shaping the future of the sector” are being sought for a new federal ag policy advisory council. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Friday launched the application process for membership in a new Canadian Agricultural Youth Council, setting the […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Canada, EU, China, others agree on temporary fix to WTO crisis

By Luke Baker, Philip Blenkinsop January 25, 2020

Brussels/Davos | Reuters — Canada, the European Union, China and 14 other World Trade Organization members agreed on Friday to create a temporary mechanism to settle trade disputes after U.S. action rendered the WTO incapable last month of acting as the umpire of global trade. The Canadian government and the European Commission said separately that […] Read more

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Rising protein demand expected in 2020

Canada able to serve both plant- and animal-based protein markets

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm January 23, 2020

MarketsFarm — Demand for plant- and animal-based proteins alike is likely to increase in the coming year. Since 2017, pea protein demand increased by about 13 per cent, Craig Klemmer, chief agriculture economist at Farm Credit Canada, said at Ag Days in Brandon, Man. Over the same time period, demand for canola protein increased by […] Read more

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Trump administration scales back U.S. water protections

By Timothy Gardner, Valerie Volcovici January 23, 2020

Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration finalized a rule on Thursday to pare back the types of waterways protected from pollution under federal law, easing burdens on industries such as agriculture and mining but angering environmental groups. The Navigable Waters Protection Rule could win political points ahead of the November election for Republican President […] Read more

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Improving global ag trade may not favour Canada

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm January 22, 2020

MarketsFarm — When it comes to improving global trade relations, a rising tide may not lift all boats. In the recently-signed Phase One trade deal between the U.S. and China, Beijing pledged to significantly increase Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans and other agriculture goods. “Where does that leave room for Canada, given the demand side […] Read more

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Trudeau wants CUSMA deal ratified quickly

By Kelsey Johnson, Steve Scherer January 21, 2020

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday urged legislators to quickly approve a new continental trade pact but the main opposition party said it wanted to study the deal, indicating the ratification process could drag on. Canada is the only one of the three signatories not to have formally blessed the […] Read more

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No need for more U.S. farm aid after China deal, Perdue says

By Mark Weinraub January 20, 2020

Austin | Reuters — With China poised to increase purchases of U.S. agricultural goods this year as part of a Phase One trade deal, the U.S. agriculture secretary said on Monday there is no need for a third year of trade-related aid for farmers. Farmers have increasingly relied on aid from the U.S. government to […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. farmers expected to get third and final tranche of trade aid

By Reuters January 16, 2020

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he expected the federal government to pay farmers a third and final tranche of 2019 trade aid a day after an initial deal with China was signed, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Washington and Beijing signed the Phase One pact on Wednesday, setting trade tensions between […] Read more

ICE weekly outlook: New lows in, but canola stabilizing

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce on chance of Argentina export limits

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink on fund selling

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ICE weekly outlook: New lows in, but canola stabilizing

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce on chance of Argentina export limits

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sink on fund selling

General — page 2

Trump signs CUSMA pact

AgDealer offers online equipment financing, shipping tools

Younger aggies sought for new Canada-wide council

Canada, EU, China, others agree on temporary fix to WTO crisis

Rising protein demand expected in 2020

Trump administration scales back U.S. water protections

Improving global ag trade may not favour Canada

Trudeau wants CUSMA deal ratified quickly

No need for more U.S. farm aid after China deal, Perdue says

U.S. farmers expected to get third and final tranche of trade aid

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