Insights and Stories on Farmers

Canadian dairies get significant control over imports under TPP

Nov. 27, 2018 at 4:21 pm CST

Toronto | Reuters — Canada will give local dairy processors significant control over imports under a new trade deal with Pacific countries that opens the sheltered industry to further competition, according to a notice published by the federal government, which drew criticism from Canadian retailers. New quotas created 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

Trump to slap more tariffs on Chinese goods

Sep. 17, 2018 at 8:25 pm CDT

By David Lawder Jeff Mason

U.S. maps out tariff-related direct payments to farmers

Aug. 27, 2018 at 4:54 pm CDT

By Reuters

Trump to offer U.S. farmers billions to ease trade pain

Jul. 24, 2018 at 2:15 pm CDT

By David Shepardson Susan Heavey

Trump’s tariff war threatens to erode support of farmers

Jun. 18, 2018 at 9:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — President Donald Trump’s tariff battle with key buyers of U.S. apples, soybeans and corn threatens the support of some of his biggest backers — U.S. farmers now seeing their livelihoods in jeopardy. Farmers overwhelmingly supported Trump in the 2016 election, welcoming how he championed rural economies […]

By Mark Weinraub

NAFTA nations ‘nowhere near’ a deal, USTR says

May. 17, 2018 at 6:54 pm CDT

Washington/New York | Reuters — The top U.S. trade official on Thursday poured cold water on the prospect of an imminent breakthrough in talks to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) hours after Canada’s prime minister struck a positive note. “The NAFTA countries are nowhere near close to […]

By David Lawder Jonathan Spicer

U.S. lawmakers skeptical of promises to shield farmers from trade dispute

Apr. 6, 2018 at 7:23 pm CDT

Overland Park, Kan. | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers and the farm industry were skeptical of the Trump administration’s promise to shield farmers from the rapidly escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China, concerned about the lack of details in protecting the agricultural export sector now embroiled in the back-and-forth. […]

By Tom Polansek

Trump proposes US$100 billion more in new tariffs on China

Apr. 5, 2018 at 7:55 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had instructed U.S. trade officials to consider US$100 billion in additional tariffs on China, fueling an already heated trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies. Trump said in a statement the further tariffs were being considered “in […]

By Reuters

Walmart patents hint at future where its drones tend the farms

Mar. 15, 2018 at 11:05 am CDT

New York/Chicago | Reuters — Walmart’s patent filings hint that it may see a future where farmers use its drones to not only spot crop problems but selectively apply chemicals or even disperse pollen to bring shoppers the freshest and cheapest food possible. The world’s largest retailer applied for six […]

By Nandita Bose Tom Polansek

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