Insights and Stories on Trade

Dec. 2, 2024 at 10:22 am CST

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he discussed the border, trade and energy in a “very productive” meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau amid fears of a trade war.

By Ismail Shakil, Reuters, Tim Reid

Nov. 19, 2024 at 2:24 pm CST

The Canadian government confirmed on Nov. 19 that Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay met with Chinese officials to discuss the canola trade between the two countries. This came about a week after rumours in the media began swirling about the trip.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Oct. 8, 2024 at 10:40 am CDT

Canada recorded a bigger-than-expected trade deficit of C$1.1 billion in August, its sixth consecutive monthly shortfall, as imports rose while exports declined, Statistics Canada data showed on Tuesday.

By Ismail Shakil, Promit Mukherjee, Reuters

Sep. 11, 2024 at 11:01 am CDT

Filip Lameš, agricultural attache to the embassy of the Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, was at the Canada's Outdoor Farm Show 2024 in Woodstock to explore potential new markets for agriculture manufacturers in his country and innovations that farmers there could adopt.

By Gord Gilmour

Feb. 14, 2024 at 12:03 pm CST

There will be chaos in the U.S. meat marketplace without congressional action on California's Prop 12 law that tightened animal welfare requirements for pork products sold in the state, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said during a congressional hearing on Wednesday.

By Leah Douglas, Reuters