Insights and Stories on Dairy

Outrage, acceptance greet Son of NAFTA

Oct. 2, 2018 at 8:17 pm CDT

Responses from Canada’s farm sectors range from acceptance to anger as concessions and market access granted under the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) come into clearer view. Dairy: ‘Who needs an enemy?’ The new agreement, announced Sunday and dubbed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by the […]

Trudeau takes Quebec dairy gamble to preserve big trade deal

Oct. 2, 2018 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Allison Lampert David Ljunggren

Canada, U.S. deal saves NAFTA as trilateral pact

Oct. 1, 2018 at 2:05 am CDT

By David Ljunggren Roberta Rampton

Canada/U.S. border signage in downtown Detroit.

Canada, U.S. reach deal to update NAFTA, sources say

Sep. 30, 2018 at 9:49 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren Roberta Rampton

Canada not making concessions needed for NAFTA deal, says U.S.

Sep. 25, 2018 at 5:07 pm CDT

By David Lawder

NAFTA talks grind on with little sign of deal

Sep. 20, 2018 at 3:39 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — Canada and the U.S. showed scant sign of being close to striking a deal on revamping the trilateral NAFTA that underpins US$1.2 trillion in annual trade, as Canadian sources played down talk of a U.S. quota on autos. Canada says it does not feel bound by […]

By David Ljunggren

Trudeau urges some U.S. flexibility in NAFTA talks

Sep. 19, 2018 at 3:15 pm CDT

Washington/Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he wanted to see flexibility from the U.S. if the two sides are to reach a deal on renewing NAFTA, which Washington insists must be finished by the end of the month. Ottawa is pushing back against increasing […]

By David Lawder David Ljunggren

Trudeau says good NAFTA deal wanted soon, hazy on deadline

Sep. 13, 2018 at 8:07 pm CDT

Saskatoon | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he wanted a good NAFTA deal as soon as possible, but did not answer directly when asked if he agreed with Washington that the end of September was the final deadline for talks. Canada and the U.S. are struggling […]

By Reuters

Sources say Canada ready to offer dairy access in NAFTA talks

Sep. 11, 2018 at 3:17 pm CDT

Ottawa/Washington | Reuters — Canada is ready to offer the U.S. limited access to the Canadian dairy market as a concession in negotiations to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement, two Canadian sources with direct knowledge of Ottawa’s negotiating strategy said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump said at […]