Mexico, Canada and the European Union on Tuesday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports next month, a move that has fanned fears of a trade war.
EU, Canada and Mexico condemn Trump move to hike steel and aluminum tariffs
Former Saskatchewan farm leader appointed to Senate
Todd Lewis served as president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan for five years until 2022
Todd Lewis, the former president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, is now a Canadian senator.
Nevada confirms state’s first human case of bird flu in a dairy worker
Nevada has confirmed its first human case of bird flu in a farm worker who was exposed to infected dairy cattle, the Central Nevada Health District said on Monday, after authorities last week reported a second strain of the virus in cows in the state.
McDonald’s posts biggest US sales decline in nearly five years
International sales rise, driven by Middle East and Japan
McDonald's posted a steeper-than-expected drop in quarterly U.S. comparable sales on Monday, as demand took a hit from a brief E.coli outbreak while diners remained watchful of their spending.
Canada seeks stronger EU trade ties as both regions threatened by Trump tariffs
Critical minerals, smaller businesses among priorities, trade minister says
Canada wants to deepen its economic ties with the EU and uphold global trading rules in the face of threatened U.S. tariffs, its trade minister Mary Ng told Reuters on Saturday.
EU plans simpler rules for billions worth of farm subsidies, draft shows
The European Union is drawing up plans to simplify rules governing its huge farming subsidy programme, draft documents seen by Reuters showed, as Brussels races to lighten the regulatory burden on local businesses.
Trump expected to announce 25 per cent steel and aluminum tariffs in latest trade salvo
Trumps suggests more announcements later this week; EU floats retaliatory measures
President Donald Trump is expected to introduce new 25 per cent tariffs on Monday on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S., on top of existing metals duties, in another escalation of his shake-up of trade policy.
Ag sees small representation at tariff summit
Looming threat of U.S. tariffs discussed
Agriculture had some ambassadors at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tariff summit in Toronto, Feb. 7, though some said more representation would have been better.
Live poultry markets in New York City, suburbs shut over bird flu
Bird flu detected at seven locations
Authorities in New York state have temporarily closed all live poultry markets in New York City and three suburban counties after detecting bird flu at seven markets within the past week, according to a notice on Friday.
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Canola stocks shrink, wheat nudges up
StatCan issues stock report
With a decline of 19.2 per cent, total canola stocks in Canada dropped from a year ago, while all wheat stocks bumped up 0.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Feb. 7.
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