Insights and Stories on NAFTA

U.S. grains: Corn, soy surge as NAFTA revamp outweighs big supplies

Oct. 1, 2018 at 4:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Monday, reversing the prior session’s steep losses, after the U.S., Canada and Mexico announced they had reached a deal on a trilateral pact to replace NAFTA. Corn gained nearly three per cent and soybeans more than one per cent […]

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

Mexican president-elect insists on trilateral NAFTA

Sep. 28, 2018 at 5:38 pm CDT

By Anthony Esposito David Lawder

Canada sticks to plan to stay at NAFTA talks despite Trump attack

Sep. 27, 2018 at 4:42 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren

Trump slams Canada over NAFTA, says rejected Trudeau meeting

Sep. 26, 2018 at 4:17 pm CDT

United Nations | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted Canada over the slow pace of talks over NAFTA, saying he was so unhappy that he had rejected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request for a one-on-one meeting. The remarks by Trump, who repeated a threat to impose […]

By David Lawder

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

Sep. 25, 2018 at 5:07 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Canada is not making concessions needed to reach a deal with the U.S. for a trilateral NAFTA pact and is running out of time before Washington proceeds with a Mexico-only agreement, a top U.S. official said on Tuesday. The administration of President Donald Trump has […]

By David Lawder

Informal NAFTA talks seen likely in next few days at U.N.

Sep. 23, 2018 at 10:21 pm CDT

Montreal | Reuters — U.S. and Canadian officials trying to reach a deal on NAFTA are “very likely” to hold informal talks on the sidelines of a major U.N. meeting in the next few days, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday. With time running out ahead of a […]

By Allison Lampert

Mexico says will seek deal with Canada if NAFTA talks fail

Sep. 21, 2018 at 11:09 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico’s incoming government will pursue a bilateral deal with Canada if talks to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement falter, Mexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday. After more than a year of talks to modernize the NAFTA trade pact between the […]

By Reuters

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 […]