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China’s decision to get back at Canada by severely restricting canola seed imports made news all year long.

The Year That Was: China punishes Prairie farmers

For crop growers, China’s canola seed ban was the big news story of 2019

By Jennifer Blair January 6, 2020

China’s near-total ban on Canadian canola seed dominated the news cycle in the past year. “The biggest challenge we faced through 2019 was the blockage of canola seed shipments to China,” said Jim Everson, president of Canola Council of Canada. “China is, of course, a very significant market for canola seed, oil, and meal, but […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. seals demise of WTO appeals bench, trade officials say

By Stephanie Nebehay December 9, 2019

Geneva | Reuters — The fate of the World Trade Organization’s top court was effectively sealed on Monday after the United States said it would not back a proposal to allow it to continue, trade officials said, although the WTO chief vowed to find a solution. The Trump administration has been blocking appointments to the […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

WTO tussles over hard stop or phase-out of appeals system

By Reuters December 3, 2019

Geneva | Reuters — The World Trade Organization (WTO) battled on Tuesday over whether to bring its Appellate Body to an abrupt halt or allow its adjudicators to settle a handful of pending cases, according to trade officials present at a meeting on the subject. The Trump administration has for more than two years been […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S., Canada, 14 others slam EU farm product regulation at WTO

By Tom Miles July 4, 2019

Geneva | Reuters — The United States and 15 other countries launched a broadside of criticism at the European Union on Thursday, saying its “hazard-based” approach to regulating pesticides and other “critical tools” used by farmers was damaging livelihoods worldwide. Their statement, submitted to the World Trade Organization, said the EU’s approach created great uncertainty […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

U.S. wins WTO ruling on Chinese grains

By Tom Miles March 1, 2019

Geneva | Reuters — The United States won a World Trade Organization ruling on China’s price support for grains, successfully challenging a calculation methodology that is also used by India. A WTO adjudication panel agreed on Thursday with the U.S. complaint that China had paid farmers too much for wheat, Indica rice and Japonica rice […] Read more

Farm group Coldiretti, which says it represents 1.6 million Italian farmers, attracts a lot of media attention with its demonstrations, including this one in Rome last summer. The message on the sign in a photo from an Italian TV station’s coverage of the demonstration translates as ‘We do not want the Canadian wheat that has glyphosate.’

Cereals, News

Italian durum exports hit by labelling rule

Exports to our best long-term customer have plunged  because of a new labelling rule and safety accusations

By Natalie Noble April 9, 2018

Canada needs to fight back to hold on to one of its biggest durum markets, says a top official with the association representing Italian pasta makers. “We know that Canadian durum wheat is excellent for pasta production, but unfortunately some Italian farm organizations have made a very tough campaign against it over the past years,” […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

WTO should prepare for life without U.S., ex-chief Lamy says

By Tom Miles February 20, 2018

Geneva | Reuters — World Trade Organization countries need to prepare for a future without the United States as a member of the club, former WTO chief Pascal Lamy said on Monday. The U.S. has thrown the WTO into crisis by blocking the appointment of new judges, undermining its dispute settlement system just as it […] Read more

India’s decision to impose a 50-per-cent tax on peas surprised the Canadian pulse sector.

Crops, Pulses

Out of the blue — India’s tax on peas hits growers here

India is our top customer for pulses but the pea tax and ongoing fumigation issue make for ‘a challenging situation’

By Alberta Farmer Staff November 15, 2017

India’s sudden decision to impose an immediate 50 per cent duty on pea imports has Canadian pulse officials scrambling to find answers — and figure out what comes next. “This sort of moves us beyond even where India has been before in pulse import duties… more than a decade ago we were at 10 per […] Read more

The trade deal with Europe could be worth $600 million annually for the Canadian beef industry, but so far producers aren’t enrolling in a program that would give them access to this premium market.

Beef Cattle, News

The door to Europe isn’t quite open yet

The EU trade deal is now a go, but ‘very few producers’ have signed up for a program that makes their cattle eligible

By Alexis Kienlen October 10, 2017

The European Union has the potential to be a big marketplace for Canadian beef producers, but it’s going to take some effort to get them here. “We are concerned that to date very few producers are enrolling their cattle in the EU program,” the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association said in a recent edition of its e-newsletter. […] Read more

Columns, Opinion

Enterprising young farmers are the hope of a new Africa

The beleaguered continent has the potential to feed the world — if it can rise above the divisions created by its troubled past 

By Brenda Schoepp August 28, 2017

The concept of a united Africa feeding the world is often considered. With a massive land base, Africa has an estimated 632 million hectares of arable land of which only 179 million hectares are currently being utilized. More than 40 per cent of these lands are in Nigeria, DR of Congo, and North and South […] Read more

ICE weekly outlook: Higher loonie, lower canola

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U.S. beef ranchers sour on Burger King’s lemongrass ration

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ICE weekly outlook: Higher loonie, lower canola

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather the key for soybeans, corn

U.S. beef ranchers sour on Burger King’s lemongrass ration

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The Year That Was: China punishes Prairie farmers

U.S. seals demise of WTO appeals bench, trade officials say

WTO tussles over hard stop or phase-out of appeals system

U.S., Canada, 14 others slam EU farm product regulation at WTO

U.S. wins WTO ruling on Chinese grains

Italian durum exports hit by labelling rule

WTO should prepare for life without U.S., ex-chief Lamy says

Out of the blue — India’s tax on peas hits growers here

Enterprising young farmers are the hope of a new Africa

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