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Canadian Acreage Forecast

Published January 21, 2025

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is forecasting 2025 all-wheat acreage, including durum, at 27.25 million acres. That’s up two percent from this past year. Canola acreage is expected to total 21 million acres, down nearly one million acres from 2024. Canadian…

Regulatory Approval for Bunge-Viterra Deal

Published January 15, 2025

The Canadian government has approved Bunge’s merger with Viterra. This regulatory approval depends on Bunge’s sale of six grain elevators in Western Canada. Bunge has also agreed to invest the U.S. equivalent of $362 million in Canada within the next…

Trudeau Resigns Amid Trade Concerns with U.S.

Published January 7, 2025

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Monday amid lingering questions regarding trade with the U.S. "A lot of areas we thought we had hammered out in the USMCA that Canada hasn't fully complied in a way that is…

Trump to Impose Tariffs on Canada and Mexico

Published November 26, 2024

In addition to China, President-Elect Donald Trump is now calling for tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports. Trump said he will impose a 25 percent tariff on all products coming into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico, starting on his…

Canadian Court Reaffirms Potato Wart Decision

Published November 13, 2024

The Canadian Federal Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s 2021 ruling classifying all of Prince Edward Island as infested with potato wart. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says this ruling validates the NPC view that this is a…

Another Labor Dispute North of the Border

Published September 27, 2024

Grain terminal workers on Canada’s west coast went on strike this past week. This labor dispute affects six grain terminals at the Port of Vancouver which is an important link for the movement of Canadian canola, wheat and barley worldwide.…

Tit-for-Tat Trade Tensions

Published September 12, 2024

China has formally started its one-year investigation into Canadian canola imports. China claims Canada is dumping canola onto the world market, sending the issue to the World Trade Organization. China took action after Canada imposed a 100 percent tariff on…

Politics Sends Canola Market Lower

Published September 7, 2024

China’s decision to initiate an anti-dumping investigation against Canadian canola oil sent canola markets lower this past week. Winnipeg-based Ag-Chieve President David Drozd said this is not the first time China has targeted canola oil. "Back when the Huawei executive was…

Canadian Canola Faces Chinese Tariffs

Published September 3, 2024

The Chinese government plans to start an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports. This decision follows new Canadian tariffs being placed on Chinese electric vehicles. China is the world’s largest oilseed importer and more than half of the canola produced…

Back on Track

Published August 23, 2024

The work stoppage affecting the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroads has ended. The Canadian government ordered the railroad and the Teamsters Union into binding arbitration. Labor Secretary Steve McKinnon said rail traffic should resume within a matter…

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Articles tagged under: Canada

Canadian Acreage Forecast

Regulatory Approval for Bunge-Viterra Deal

Trudeau Resigns Amid Trade Concerns with U.S.

Trump to Impose Tariffs on Canada and Mexico

Canadian Court Reaffirms Potato Wart Decision

Another Labor Dispute North of the Border

Tit-for-Tat Trade Tensions

Politics Sends Canola Market Lower

Canadian Canola Faces Chinese Tariffs

Back on Track

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