Insights and Stories on Canada

May. 25, 2023 at 2:04 pm CDT

Canada and Mexico have come to an understanding on trade of organic foods. The two countries recently signed on for the Canada-Mexico Organic Equivalency Arrangement, which will allow certain products certified under either the Canada Organic Regime or the Mexican organic system to be sold and labelled as organic in […]

By OrganicBiz

May. 18, 2023 at 7:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers are in the early stages of planting the country’s next chickpea crop, with market conditions firm for the time being, ahead of new-crop harvests in other countries. “The market is firm, it’s not going up or down,” said Jake Hansen of Mid-West Grain at Moose Jaw, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 16, 2023 at 7:20 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canadian pulse exports are running well ahead of their year-ago level, with some demand rationing likely over the next few months as supplies tighten ahead of the new-crop harvest. Canada has exported 1.56 million tonnes of lentils during the crop year to date, with Turkey the top destination […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 11, 2023 at 12:52 pm CDT

Reuters — Nutrien Ltd. on Wednesday cut its forecast for 2023 earnings as elevated fertilizer prices owed to Western sanctions on Russia and Belarus weigh on demand. U.S.-listed shares of the company fell 3.9 per cent in extended trading Wednesday as it also reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit. Though fertilizer […]

By Reuters

May. 9, 2023 at 6:21 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Canada will not be intimidated by China following tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions by Ottawa and Beijing. Ottawa expelled Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei on Monday over allegations related to foreign interference, and hours later, China asked a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai […]

By Ismail Shakil, Steve Scherer