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The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) was somewhat relieved Canada was not included on the list of countries affected by the U.S. reciprocal tariffs last week. However, President Keith Currie says they’re waiting on the impact other tariffs will have on the agriculture sector, such as the U.S. 25% levy on Canadian steel and aluminium. […]

U.S. President Donald Trump announced this week reciprocal tariffs on many countries, except for Canada and Mexico. It caused more than a ripple effect on the commodity and stock markets. Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh shares his take on Wednesday’s announcement. Elsewhere, the first cash advances through the Advance Payment Program have been […]

REGINA – Premier Scott Moe is set to head to Washington D.C. next week as part of the Council of the Federation joint mission on trade. In a news release, the province states that Moe plans to meet with US elected officials and businesses and emphasize the strong trading relationship between Canada and the United […]

REGINA – The tariff threat, and market access to the USA were both hot topics for NDP leader Carla Beck at the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers’ Regina winter meeting. Beck was there to take the pulse, so to speak, of the pulse growers in attendance at Queensbury Convention Centre to gauge their thoughts and concerns on […]

The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable panel discusses the incoming U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods and how that may impact the ag sector. Canada is prepared with counter-tariffs of its own. Other ag news from the past week included Peavy Mart closing all of its Canadian locations, Ottawa and Saskatchewan announce funding for 30 livestock & forage research […]

REGINA – Business leaders, politicians and more have gathered in Regina for the Western Canadian Economic Forum (WCEF). One of those politicians was Premier Scott Moe, who talked during the event about the potential tariffs that would affect Sask. come Feb. 1. During a media scrum, Moe was asked if he was rushing to figure out […]

The United States won a ruling on Friday in a trade dispute with Mexico, which had sought to ban imports of genetically modified corn for human consumption. The Government of Mexico does not agree with the ruling made by the three-judge trade dispute panel, but says Mexico will respect the decision. The panel said Mexico’s […]

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 […]

Degelman Industries unveiled a new product at the Launch Pad during Canada’s Farm Show on Tuesday. The HDSR series of staggered ripper is being introduced in Canada after a soft launch in the United States over the last eight months, said Derek Molnar, Director of Marketing for Degelman Industries at the show. “It’s not so […]