Insights and Stories on Global Trade

File photo of apple picking in a Quebec orchard.

In South Korea’s ‘apple county’, farmers beg not to be sacrificed for US trade deal

Jul. 22, 2025 at 10:20 am CDT

South Korean apple farmers, who account for about a third of the roughly 14,000 households in the sleepy rural area of Cheongsong county, worry that their way of life could be under threat from an influx of cheap U.S. imports.

Canada eyes Mercosur trade pact to reduce U.S. reliance, minister says

Jul. 18, 2025 at 9:32 am CDT

By Promit Mukherjee Reuters

Canada and New Zealand resolve dairy trade dispute, Canada says

Jul. 18, 2025 at 9:01 am CDT

By Ismail Shakil Lucy Craymer Reuters

Daryl Harrison encourages farmers from all over Canada to visit Ag in Motion. Photo by Jonah Grignon

Saskatchewan agriculture minister talks trade, tariffs

Jul. 17, 2025 at 9:16 am CDT

By Jonah Grignon

Pouring corn grain into tractor trailer after harvest

USDA cuts US corn stocks outlook after raising exports to record high

Jul. 11, 2025 at 11:17 am CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand speaks during an interview at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July 10, 2025.

Canada seeks pact with Southeast Asian countries to diversify trade

Jul. 10, 2025 at 10:18 am CDT

Canada is seeking to finalize a free trade deal with Southeast Asian nations as part of a push to expand into new markets, its top diplomat said, responding to the hefty tariffs imposed on it by the United States, its neighbour and largest trade partner.

By Danial Azhar Reuters

Overhead shot of a grain cargo ship at a pier.

Bunge charters first Argentine soy meal cargo to China, shipping data show

Jul. 7, 2025 at 10:36 am CDT

Grains merchant Bunge has chartered 30,000 metric tons of Argentine soybean meal cargo destined for China, data seen by Reuters on Monday showed, which would mark the first such soymeal cargo since Beijing approved Argentine imports in 2019.

By Ella Cao Maximilian Heath Reuters

Farm goods holding up U.S.-India trade talks

Jul. 3, 2025 at 10:01 am CDT

U.S. and India trade negotiators were pushing on Wednesday to finalize a tariff-reducing deal ahead of President Donald Trump's July 9 negotiating deadline, but disagreements over U.S. dairy and agriculture remained unresolved.

By Reuters

A group photo of the Alberta and Saskatchewan caucuses.

Alberta and Saskatchewan call for stop to federal interference in provincial resources

Jun. 27, 2025 at 10:55 am CDT

The governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan have a unified message after recent meetings - federal inference in provincial resource development must stop.

By Greg Price

Argentine oilseed sector meets China in bid to unlock soymeal exports

Jun. 26, 2025 at 10:18 am CDT

Argentina's oilseed export chamber has met with Chinese officials and discussed at length the possibility of opening up soymeal exports for the first time.