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Canada Seeks an End to Section 232 Tariffs

Published February 18, 2019

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this weekend at the Munich Security Conference. Freeland said Canada is in the process of ratifying the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum should…

U.S., Canada, Mexico Talk Trade at NCBA Meeting

Published January 31, 2019

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association members took part in a tri-lateral trade discussion with trading partners from Canada and Mexico Wednesday. Kimball, Minnesota rancher Don Schiefelbein, who is the NCBA policy vice-chairman, says all of agriculture is waiting on ratification of…

Canadian Railway Companies Exceed Grain Revenue Caps

Published January 3, 2019

Canada's two largest railways exceeded grain revenue caps set by the Canadian Transportation Agency. The agency reported that Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway over-topped maximum revenue entitlements for the crop year by $1.5 million and $1.04 million respectively.…

Republicans Push for USCMA Passage

Published November 23, 2018

Twelve Republican senators sent a letter to President Donald Trump, asking him to send final legislative language on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement to Congress as soon as possible. The senators want Congress to vote on it before Democrats take control…

Details Being Worked Out on USMCA

Published November 12, 2018

The Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Gregg Doud, explains there are some details being worked out on the U.S. Canada Mexico Agreement, like Canada’s wheat grading system. "We've got some variety issue language we…

Dry Bean Scene

Published October 25, 2018

The Dry Bean Scene airs every Friday at 12:35 p.m. on the Red River Farm Network. Recently, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring attended the Tri-National Agricultural Accord in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Hear more from Goehring about dry bean…

USMCA Maintains Market Access for Cattle Producers

Published October 4, 2018

For U.S. cattle producers, the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is about maintaining access to markets in both neighboring countries. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Director of International Trade and Market Access Kent Bacus says the only the major change in the agreement…

Wheat Discrimination Not Allowed

Published October 3, 2018

The new U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade agreement addresses the discrimination U.S. farmers face when selling wheat north of the border. U.S. wheat can only be sold in Canada as feed wheat. "In trade terms, we say that does not meet the terms…

Preparing to Move Forward on NAFTA

Published September 25, 2018

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer says the U.S. and Mexico are ready to move forward on the North American Free Trade Agreement without Canada in the next few days. Lighthizer says Canada is not making concessions in areas essential to…

A More Accurate StatsCan Report

Published September 19, 2018

ProFarmer Canada President Mike Jubinville says the September StatsCan production report could be more accurate with what’s actually out in the field.“Canola, for instance, instead of a 19.1 million tonne crop, now it's 21 million tonnes. It's almost two million…

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Canada Seeks an End to Section 232 Tariffs

U.S., Canada, Mexico Talk Trade at NCBA Meeting

Canadian Railway Companies Exceed Grain Revenue Caps

Republicans Push for USCMA Passage

Details Being Worked Out on USMCA

Dry Bean Scene

USMCA Maintains Market Access for Cattle Producers

Wheat Discrimination Not Allowed

Preparing to Move Forward on NAFTA

A More Accurate StatsCan Report

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