Insights and Stories on Trade

Tariffs Day 3 – Donald sees the light — for now

Mar. 6, 2025 at 5:15 pm CST

The continuing soap opera of Donald Trump’s tariff war with Canada and Mexico. Currently tariffs have now been delayed until April 2, with both countries receiving a reprive for goods and services covered under the CUSMA trade agreement.

Tariffs, trade dominate discussion at Canadian Crops Convention

Mar. 6, 2025 at 4:53 pm CST

By Zak McLachlan

Mexico dodges U.S. tariffs temporarily

Mar. 6, 2025 at 11:33 am CST

By Gord Gilmour

Prime Minister, premiers discuss how to improve interprovincial trade in face of tariffs

Mar. 6, 2025 at 10:39 am CST

By Jonah Grignon

Mexico likely to seek more trade with Canada

Mar. 5, 2025 at 1:01 pm CST

By Jonah Grignon

Pork sector worries tariffs will hit labour pool

Mar. 5, 2025 at 12:04 pm CST

Manitoba Pork and the Canadian pork council are lobbying the Canadian and Manitoba government for strategies to protect the sector from U.S. tariffs.

By Miranda Leybourne

Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance to push for free trade despite U.S. tariffs

Mar. 4, 2025 at 2:53 pm CST

The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance says it will continue its advocacy for free and open trade in the agriculture and agri-food industries, despite the imposition of U.S. tariffs.

By Miranda Leybourne

Trump triggers trade war with tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico

Mar. 4, 2025 at 9:44 am CST

U.S. President Donald Trump's new 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20 per cent, sparking trade wars that could slam economic growth and lift prices for Americans still smarting from years of high inflation.

By Andrea Shalal David Lawder Reuters

Disruption in trade with U.S. expected to continue for years

Feb. 28, 2025 at 3:58 pm CST

One of Canada's trade negotiators told farmers last week he expects ongoing disruption over the next few years as the Trump administration continues to stoke uncertainty.

By Karen Briere

UK rules out trade deals which undercut food standards

Feb. 25, 2025 at 10:12 am CST

Britain says it will not sign trade deals with potential suppliers such as the U.S. that open the way for food imports that are produced in a way that would be illegal for the country's farmers.

By Reuters