Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola carry-over is a moving target but the situation has improved considerably, says provincial crop analyst Neil Blue. “The Canada Grain Commission provides weekly updates of bulk crop deliveries, exports and domestic use,” said Blue. “The CGC numbers need to be adjusted to account for on-farm and other feeding. However, for crops like canola, little […] Read more
The canola picture is brighter, says crop analyst
More crushing and increased exports to smaller customers are lifting some of the gloom from lost China sales
Thicker international borders feared from pandemic
Economics, nationalism, and food security fears are making trade less predictable and secure
Reading Time: 3 minutes The economic fallout from the pandemic could put fresh wind into the sails of protectionists, say industry officials here. “Generally speaking, the sense is that protectionist policies and measures are here to stay,” said Greg Cherewyk, president of Pulse Canada. “There will be a point where we revert back to a more or less normal […] Read more
Trade deal hailed by Canadian Cattlemen’s Association
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is hailing the completion of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement and encouraging its swift ratification. “The experience of the North American beef cattle industries under NAFTA is testament to the value of trade agreements,” it said. “Access to global markets, including the North American market, means that on average that each animal […] Read more
Action needed on trade talks, supply/demand report out Friday
MarketsFarm – There needs to be some kind of firm, tangible action when it comes to the partial trade agreement between the United States and China, said Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill. He pointed to China, which recently said it wants some of the tariffs the U.S. has on its imports to […] Read more
China, France sign deals worth $15 bln during visit
Beijing | Reuters – China and France signed contracts totalling $15 billion during a visit by President Emmanuel Macron, a Chinese government official told a news briefing on Wednesday. Deals were struck in the fields of aeronautics, energy and agriculture, including approval for 20 French companies to export poultry, beef and pork to China. They also agreed to expand […] Read more
Canada forgotten as U.S. president strikes trade deal with Beijing
Canola and pork producers suffer another blow as politics and president’s deal making rule the day
Reading Time: 4 minutes A new trade agreement with China that President Donald Trump is touting as “the biggest deal ever made” for the American ag sector is another blow for Canadian farmers. And it’s a hard one to take since China slammed the door on Canadian canola seed and pork after Canada detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on […] Read more
Canada, China meet over canola stalemate
[UPDATED: Oct. 31, 2019] Glacier FarmMedia – Canada and China finally had a face-to-face meeting *Oct. 28 in Geneva on China’s de facto import ban of Canadian canola seed. The private consultation under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO) went well, according to Brian Innes, the Canola Council of Canada’s *vice-president of public […] Read more
Canadian beef exports surge in first half of 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian beef exports and cattle slaughter numbers were up and cull prices down in the first half of the year, says a provincial livestock market analyst. “Canadian beef exports for the January to July 2019 period are $1.841 billion, up 24 per cent by value from the same period in 2018,” said Jason Wood. “Export […] Read more
More lamb being imported into Canada
Reading Time: < 1 minute More lamb is being imported because there’s less Canadian product coming to market, says a provincial livestock market analyst. While slaughter rates in federally inspected plants in Western Canada are up nearly 13 per cent this year, they’re down in Eastern Canada as well as in provincial plants in both the East and the West. […] Read more
CCA not concerned with NAFTA trade deal delay
Reading Time: < 1 minute The delay in ratifying the replacement for NAFTA is neither a surprise nor cause for concern, says the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “A delay in implementing the new agreement is not a significant concern for the beef sector as long as the existing NAFTA remains in effect,” it said. Congress is currently on a summer break […] Read more
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