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The United States has requested a second dispute settlement panel within USMCA.  At issue, Canada's dairy tariff rate quotas.   "We bring the case our findings and our documentation to the panel," noted Doug McKalip, chief Ag negotiator at USTR.  "The way these th...

Canada is moving closer to a grocery industry Code of Conduct.  It’s an attempt to level the playing field for fresh produce farmers, food manufacturers, and for independent grocers.  Canadian consumers have very few choices in where they buy their groceries.   Recent...

Senate Finance Committee Chair Oregon’s Ron Wyden, and Ranking Member Idaho’s Mike Crapo, are calling for the administration to continue to press for strong enforcement of USMCA.  Thursday’s letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai says such enforcement will ensure American trading partners live up to their obligations.   Crapo and Wyden sa...

Combine harvester sales finished the year with healthy gains in unit sales while ag tractors finished the year below 2021 levels in both the U.S. and Canada.  Curt Blades, AEM senior vice president, industry sectors and product leadership, said the decline largely reflects the robust sales in 2020 and 2021.  ...

In todays Focus On Fruit, Jennie Strong with the Washington Apple Commission talks about trade and and exports as the New Year gets underway.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@to...

The Canola Week Conference has been an annual December event since 1970 and was held again last month in Saskatoon.  The conference founder, Dr. Keith Downey, was in attendance again this year.  Downey is known worldwide throughout the agriculture and agri-food industries as one of two research scientists behind the development of canola. Dr. Keit...

Statistics Canada has released it’s third-quarter results for the Prairie provinces harvest, and there were some surprises from September’s estimates.  Bruce Burnette, chief markets analyst with Markets Farm based in Winnipeg, said nearly all Canadian Prairie harvest numbers where improved from last year’s drought-affected results.  Some of the largest ...

The Cosmic Crisp takes center stage as we check in with the Washington Apple Commission during today's Focus on Fruit.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com ...

Combine harvester sales remained positive in November, as did four-wheel drive tractor sales in both the U.S. and Canada.  However, the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers said total tractor sales fell in both countries.   ...

Combine harvester sales showed double-digit gains during October in North America.  According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, all tractor sales fell in the U.S. and Canada.  The latest AEM report says total U.S. ag equipment unit sales stayed above the five-year average for the third time since April.  Total f...