Politics & Science

The pressure on the Liberals to loosen protections around Canada’s dairy sector took new focus on Sunday as the key stumbling block in North American Free Trade Agreement talks came…

A group of young farmers staged a protest outside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s riding office in Montreal today, sending a message to Canadian negotiators to keep fighting for them at…

The Chair of Sask Pork says pork producers have been frustrated by the impact the rhetoric coming out of North American trade negotiations has had on hog prices this summer…

The leaders of the United States and Canada expressed optimism on Wednesday that they could reach new NAFTA deal by a Friday deadline as negotiators prepared to talk through the…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Trump administration of setting its sights on dismantling Canada’s supply management system, and he vowed that Canada won’t buckle on the issue at the…

Canada needs to take its place in China’s burgeoning consumer market. Both governments have been investing considerable effort building on an already robust trading relationship, with two-way trade surpassing $90-billilon…

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork says uncertainty over issues related to trade has increased the importance of the ratification of the Comprehensive Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership by Bruce Cochrane –…

Saudi Arabia’s main state wheat buying agency has told grains exporters it will no longer buy Canadian wheat and barley in its international tenders, European traders said on Tuesday, as…

Businesses across Canada’s foodservice sector are bracing themselves for rising food costs resulting from tense international trade negotiations. According to Restaurants Canada’s most recent quarterly Restaurant Outlook Survey, six out…

Canada is a trading nation and the government is committed to grow and diversify trade by opening new doors in new markets, including in South America. Working with our trading…

Canada has been rebuffed in recent attempts to engage on NAFTA with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer amid talks between the Trump administration and Mexico, according to three people with…

Healthy and productive soils feed the world, and Canada’s proud legacy of soil conservation research will help farmers feed a growing world population sustainably in the years to come In…

The Trump administration will deliver US$12 billion in aid to farmers who’ve been hit by dropping prices for crops and livestock amid a burgeoning trade war in which agriculture is…

Canada’s agriculture and agri-food system contributes $110 billion to Canada’s economy, with more than $64.6 billion in exports. Agriculture risk management is important to the sector – it helps stabilize…

Canada’s Agriculture Minister says Canada’s agricultural community has been very supportive of the federal government’s handling of issues related to Canada-U.S. trade by Bruce Cochrane –

Italy will not ratify the European Union’s free trade agreement with Canada, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Friday, although Canadian officials played down the threat to the…

The Canadian beef sector is a strong economic driver, accounting for $9 billion in farm cash receipts in 2017. Exports of Canadian beef and cattle totalled nearly $2.41 billion in…

The Canadian Global Affairs Institute suggests despite escalating protectionism in the United States, support within the U.S. for NAFTA remains strong by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online Escalating trade tensions…

For the President of the United States, chaos is good. For him, it keeps people on high alert. They never really know what his point is. Many wonder if he…

U.S. farmers and food producers are in the cross-hairs of a global trade conflict that shows no signs of abating anytime soon — and things are about to escalate in…