Insights and Stories on Trade

Federal Government to remove some barriers to interprovincial trade

Feb. 21, 2025 at 3:50 pm CST

The federal government said today it will break down trade barriers between provinces by removing of 20 out of 39 exceptions to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

Former trade negotiator says Canada must find new markets

Feb. 13, 2025 at 5:09 pm CST

By Jonah Grignon

Canadian government sees agriculture win in free trade agreement with Ecuador

Feb. 13, 2025 at 2:20 pm CST

By Gord Gilmour

Canada seeks stronger EU trade ties as both regions threatened by Trump tariffs

Feb. 10, 2025 at 10:40 am CST

By Julia Payne philip-blenkinsop Reuters

Ag sees small representation at tariff summit

Feb. 7, 2025 at 2:06 pm CST

By Jonah Grignon

Trump’s trade chief nominee Greer says universal tariff needs more study

Feb. 6, 2025 at 4:08 pm CST

Jamieson Greer, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. trade representative, said on Thursday that a universal tariff needs further study to gauge its impact on rising U.S. trade deficits, and put countries on notice they must lower import barriers to maintain access to the U.S. market.

By Andrea Shalal David Lawder Reuters

Bunge Q4 profit falls on weak crush margins, forecasts 2025 earnings drop

Feb. 5, 2025 at 2:30 pm CST

U.S. crop commodities trader Bunge Global posted a larger-than-expected quarterly profit drop on Wednesday and warned that 2025 earnings could sink to the lowest in six years as trade tensions and biofuel policy uncertainty drag on the agricultural sector.

By Karl Plume Reuters

China launches WTO dispute over Trump tariffs

Feb. 5, 2025 at 12:20 pm CST

China has launched a dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Chinese goods, the Geneva-based body said on Wednesday.

By Reuters