trade

The canola market is about as cold as the current Saskatchewan weather. Threats of US tariffs, potential changes to American biofuels policy and concerns about Chinese countervail duties have pushed canola values below what they should be based solely on the current supply and demand situation. Ken Ball is a senior commodity futures advisor with […]

The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association was part of a roundtable meeting during Canadian Western Agribition last week with other cattle groups to talk to Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay. Vice-Chair of the Cattlemen’s Association and Vice-Chair of Canada Beef Chad Ross was in the meeting and felt it was good overall. “Mr. MacAulay is very receptive […]

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has created a great deal of concern by claiming he will evoke a 25 per cent tariff on all imports from Mexico and Canada. However, Christy Clark, former Premier of British Columbia believes such a massive trade tariff is unlikely. Clark, now an advisor at the firm Bennet Jones, was a […]

Trade issues with China and potentially the United States face Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay. President-Elect Donald Trump is threatening a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods imported into the U.S. once he takes office in January. Trump said in a social media post the tariff would remain in place until Canada stops drugs […]

While tensions rose again between Canada and India, Pulse Canada is confident the trading relationship between the two countries is strong enough to overcome the latest dispute. In an emailed statement, Pulse Canada Chair Greg Cherewyk says “Canada’s pulse industry has developed a strong trading relationship with businesses in India built on mutual respect and […]

Canada’s High Commissioner to the U-K Ralph Goodale is back in Regina. As a long time MP for Regina Wascana, as well as a former cabinet minister, Goodale says its nice to come back home for a visit. He was speaking to the Canadian Club of Regina in an even live streamed on this web […]

The newly elected Labour Party in the United Kingdom has its work cut out for it when it comes to several issues, including trade. In particular, the new U.K. government will need to address the currently stalled bi-lateral trade negotiations with Canada. It’s been on hold since January when British negotiators, working under the Conservative […]

The President of Pulse Canada is optimistic there won’t be any disruptions to the flow of products to India, despite ongoing tensions between India and Canada. Greg Cherewyk believes that based on connections made over the past 30 years. “The people-to-people ties, the business-to-business ties, and even the industry-to-industry relationships that we’ve developed at Pulse […]

Trade has been front-and-centre lately between Canada and the U.K., as well as with India. Starting with the United Kingdom, Canada is in the middle of bi-lateral trade talks with them, but there is a barrier – the U.K.’s refusal to accept Canada’s food safety standards on beef and pork. Another concern is Canada announcing […]

Vietnam announced it is taking Canada thistle, also known as creeping thistle, out of its revised quarantine pest list, clearing the way for Canadian wheat exports to enter the country. The Vietnamese government had a zero tolerance policy in place for creeping thistle since 2018, meaning any Canadian wheat that had it faced commercial penalties, […]