Politics & Science

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…

The United States, Canada and Mexico have “relatively few” differences on agricultural trade, the three countries’ agriculture ministers said after meeting on Tuesday to discuss the renegotiation of the North…

Canada’s pork and hog sector is an important driver of the Canadian economy, with farm cash receipts reaching $4.5 billion in 2017 Research and innovation are vital to ensuring this…

Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector is an economic engine, spurring job creation and prosperity across the country Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, announced that he will be heading…

Canada’s red meat sector is hoping the federal government will ratify the Comprehensive Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement as soon as possible by Bruce Cochrane FarmScape Online Chris White,…

Canadians want to know that the food they eat is safe. The speed, volume and complexity of food production have produced significant new risks and challenges, which require continual improvement…

Canada agreed with the United States on Thursday that slow-moving talks to update NAFTA should continue although they did not set a date for the next round, a senior official…

Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures reversed last week’s advances as a result of profit-taking and renewed concerns over U.S. exports following late last week’s contentious G-7 summit by Theopolis Waters…