Insights and Stories on NAFTA

Take advantage of growth, guard against risk with new U.S. regime: Frum

Mar. 23, 2017 at 5:37 pm CDT

Political commentator David Frum says there’s good, bad and potentially ugly for Canadian farmers in the United States’ new and unpredictable Trump administration. Frum, a senior editor at The Atlantic magazine and, more recently, an owner of Ontario farmland, told the Grain Farmers of Ontario March Classic in London recently […]

Trump’s trade nominee pledges tough enforcement

Mar. 14, 2017 at 11:55 pm CDT

By David Lawder

U.S. Commerce chief sees no major NAFTA talks until later this year

Mar. 8, 2017 at 3:53 pm CST

By David Lawder

Mexico will only stay in NAFTA if it suits it, minister says

Feb. 28, 2017 at 8:07 pm CST

By Reuters

Mexico eyes Brazil farm products as hedge on Trump threat

Feb. 24, 2017 at 10:08 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. ag sector seeks opportunities in face of challenges

Feb. 24, 2017 at 4:55 pm CST

CNS Canada — With shrinking farm income and a rising debt-to-asset ratio, the U.S. agriculture industry’s leaders are eyeing opportunities that could help it return to a point of profitability. U.S. net farm income is forecast to decline in 2017, with projections from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showing an […]

By Jade Markus

Canada stresses NAFTA talks to involve all members

Feb. 21, 2017 at 7:11 pm CST

Toronto | Reuters –– Any talks to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement would involve all three member nations, a top Canadian official said on Tuesday, dampening speculation the U.S. might seek to sit down with Canada first and then Mexico. “We very much recognize that NAFTA is a […]

By David Ljunggren

Despite Trump talk of ‘tweaking’ NAFTA, Canada could still be hurt

Feb. 14, 2017 at 3:26 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — Although U.S. President Donald Trump says he only wants to tweak trade ties with Canada, his pledge to renegotiate NAFTA to focus on Mexico is almost impossible and Canada will not emerge unscathed, Canadian officials and trade experts said Tuesday. Trump had warm words for Canadian […]

By Andrea Hopkins David Ljunggren

Trump expects only ‘tweaking’ of trade relationship with Canada

Feb. 14, 2017 at 9:45 am CST

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the country would be “tweaking” its trade relationship with Canada, stopping short of calling for a major realignment in a development likely to please visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trump has pledged to renegotiate the North American Free […]

By Andrea Hopkins

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on crop prospects, trade fears

Jan. 26, 2017 at 5:30 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures closed lower Thursday on improving South American crop prospects and jitters about U.S. trade relationships, analysts said. Wheat futures rose on better-than-expected weekly U.S. export sales. Chicago Board of Trade soybeans for March delivery settled down 5-3/4 cents at $10.49-1/2 per […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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