USMCA

Oil prices were lower in early Tuesday trade, as investors, and the world, try to ingest President Trump's plans to apply new tariffs later than expected while boosting oil and gas production in the United States.  West Texas Crude was trading around $75 per barrel in early hours, down more than 2%.  Brent C...

After nine years as Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau is planning to step down after his Liberal Party chooses a new leader to replace him.  Trudeau announced his decision following weeks of speculation and weakening support from his own Liberal Party members.  Un...

With agricultural labor challenges across the entire sector, some farmers and ranchers are turning to a unique type of visa to alleviate the burden.  Samantha Ayoub is an associate economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation;   “TN visas are part of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agr...

With discussions around a pending USMCA Review, the premier of Ontario’s most heavily populated and U.S. trade-sensitive province believes the current, basic structure of that three-way deal needs to be changed.  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is floating the idea of returning to a Canada-U.S. bilater...

Canadian reaction to the news that Donald Trump will return to the White House has been mixed.  Certainly, the president-elect’s protectionist stance is casting a spotlight on what effects his return will have on Canadian-American economic ties.  Prime Mi...

The Canadian Cattle Association hosted the third 2024 meeting with its North American counterparts, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and CNOG, their Mexican counterparts.  The groups met on the sideline of the Canadian Beef Industry Conference and discussed the challenges and opportunities facing beef producers across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. ...

The Canadian Cattle Association says that while the U.S. presidential election is less than three months away, the organization will continue to reinforce with American legislatures, at both the state and federal level, the reality of how important cross-border trade is to the economy of both the U...

After the sharp increase in the cost of doing business, the Washington State Dairy Federation is hoping the industry can avoid more consolidation.  The Federation is also optimistic about legislation in Olympia to initiate a carbon reduction program for dairy.  In case...

A recent proposal by USDA which involves meat product labelling immediately raised the spectre of COOL, Country-of-Origin labelling, for Canadian red meat sectors.  USDA proposed that ‘only’ meat products derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the United States should be allowed to carry a Made in the USA label.  Back in late 2...

Earlier this month, U.S. Trade Representative’s Office requested technical consultations with Mexico regarding its proposed ban on GMO corn imports from the U.S.  The request is under the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Chapter of USMCA.  Ag Secretary ...