Insights and Stories of Jeff Melchior

Mar. 26, 2025 at 11:49 am CDT

Canada's retaliatory tariffs threaten to hurt North American pork and hog supply chain, U.S. farm group argues.

By Jeff Melchior

Mar. 18, 2025 at 4:00 am CDT

The average value of Canada’s cultivated farmland grew by 9.3 per cent in 2024, less than its growth in 2023 but nevertheless a “robust” number, says the chief economist of Farm Credit Canada, which released its annual Farmland Values Report March 18.

By Jeff Melchior

Mar. 10, 2025 at 5:32 pm CDT

African swine fever hasn't been found in Canada or the U.S. yet. The Canadian government says funds will support hog farmers if a case causes markets to close.

By Jeff Melchior

Mar. 7, 2025 at 5:24 pm CST

As of March 7, goods under CUSMA were exempted from U.S. tariffs until April 2. Canadian tariffs on $30 billion of American goods remained in place.

By Jeff Melchior

Mar. 7, 2025 at 3:13 pm CST

Glacier FarmMedia – With a driving distance 131 kilometres south of Manitoba’s southern border, the recently announced Agristo potato processing plant in Grand Forks, North Dakota, should be exciting news for the province’s potato producers. That’s assuming the normal trade landscape though. The new reality, where U.S. president Donald Trump […]

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