Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta potato growers are navigating surging input costs, new global competitors, and an uncertain U.S. trade relationship.
Alberta potato growers face rising costs, trade uncertainty and global competition
Input costs have surged, global competitors are gaining ground, and the U.S. trade relationship remains Alberta's biggest concern, Potato Growers of Alberta leaders told a regional meeting in Taber
WTO conference a ‘crucial moment’ for ag trade, CropLife warns
CropLife International says this week’s World Trade Organization ministerial conference in Cameroon marks “a crucial moment for the future of rules-based trade and the WTO itself.”
U.S., Canada to meet in coming weeks on trade, Greer says
U.S. and Canadian trade officials spoke on Wednesday and plan to meet in coming weeks, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said, adding that the Trump administration was open to their ideas on how to reach an agreement.
OPINION: Three ways Canada can navigate an increasingly erratic and belligerent United States
As Canada navigates this belligerent U.S. government, a lingering question is whether this history of interwoven reciprocity is deteriorating into a complex entanglement of vulnerability.
Canada must resist EU non-tariff trade barriers says Grains Council
Canada should lead like-minded countries to protect agricultural markets from non-tariff barriers based in politics rather than science, the Canadian Grains Council said in a new report.
Canadian GDP growth slow down expected in 2026, FCC says
Farm Credit Canada expects continued trade woes and mortgage renewals to weigh on Canada’s economic growth in 2026
Pragmatism prevails for farmers in Canada-China trade talks
Canola tariff reductions and a more even-keeled trade tone with China a positive for Canadian farmers, despite risk of irritating a volatile U.S.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canada’s trade concessions from China a good news story for Canadian farmers, even if the U.S. Trump administration may not like it.
China buys more US soybeans, total purchases near 10 million tons
China’s state stockpiler Sinograin bought 10 U.S. soybean cargoes this week, three traders told Reuters on Tuesday, as the world’s top buyer continues purchasing from the United States following a late-October trade truce.
India-Canada trade deal could guarantee some Canadian pulse sales, envoy says
India’s government is considering guaranteeing Canada ongoing pulse crop sales so its farmers keep growing the vital protein source, Indian High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Patnaik said during a visit to Saskatchewan.
Carney agrees to visit China after meeting Xi
Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to visit China after meeting with President Xi Jinping on Friday, in an encounter that may have marked a turning point but offered no breakthroughs on trade.