Insights and Stories on USMCA

Trade certainty doesn’t translate to higher loonie

Oct. 12, 2018 at 5:29 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Even with more certainty around trade with the U.S., Canadians shouldn’t expect to see the dollar flying in value. “It’s hard for me to see the Canadian dollar gain value against the U.S. dollar in the short term, unless the Bank of Canada totally revises its stance […]

Dairy producers ‘deeply disappointed’ by USMCA deal

Oct. 5, 2018 at 3:40 pm CDT

By Alex Binkley

Dairy farmers unhappy after meeting Trudeau on USMCA

Oct. 4, 2018 at 4:16 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren

Trade pact clause seen deterring China trade deals with Canada, Mexico

Oct. 2, 2018 at 9:18 pm CDT

By David Lawder

Outrage, acceptance greet Son of NAFTA

Oct. 2, 2018 at 8:17 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Trudeau takes Quebec dairy gamble to preserve big trade deal

Oct. 2, 2018 at 5:16 pm CDT

Ottawa/Montreal | Reuters — With his political future at stake, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will mount a charm offensive to placate dairy farmers who say he sold them out in order to win approval of a continental trade deal. Compounding Trudeau’s challenges in the influential province of Quebec, where […]

By Allison Lampert David Ljunggren

U.S. grains: Soy, corn firm as rain stalls Midwest harvest

Oct. 2, 2018 at 3:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures firmed for a second day on Tuesday on expectations for improved demand following a recent price slump and as a rainy weather outlook for the Midwest threatened to stall harvesting. Futures jumped sharply on Monday on news of a newly negotiated […]

By Karl Plume

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 […]