Pork exports to China surge; export value to Mexico rebounds
While the surge in pork shipments to China will capture most of the headlines this month, it is equally encouraging to see export value to Mexico make such a st...
Barriers & Market Access
A Ratified USMCA Would be a Christmas Gift of Stability
Everybody likes Christmas presents, and the report on Tuesday that President Trump and congressional leaders have struck a deal on a North American trade agreem...
Farmer's Caught Between Unenforced Trade Agreements and Political Gamemanship
We're not quite halfway through our harvest here in Canada: The lentils and barley are done, the canola is starting to come in, and soon we'll get to the durum ...
A New Day Dawning for the U.S. and "Land of the Rising Sun"
A new day may be dawning for America's farm and business trade opportunities, thanks to a pending trade agreement with the "Land of the Rising Sun."
President T...
Calling Foul Ball On China
Here in rural Saskatchewan, there aren't an overabundance of kids to play sports. Often teams must recruit younger players to make up a whole team. My 12-year-o...
Meeting The Brexit Challenge By Opening Our Farm Gates And Telling Our Story
Close to 300,000 visitors will descend onBritish farms on June 9.I dreamed upOpen Farm Sunday(OFS)some 14 years ago.Itspurposeis to build trust and bust...
Removing Japanese Beef Trade Barrier is Welcomed
Japan is Americas biggest export market for beefand now we have the opportunity to grow that market a little more, thanks to Tokyos decision this month to li...
America's Farmers Dont Want More Aid We Want Trade!
Each morning when I get in my tractor, I turn on the radio and hope to hear a breaking-news report on how the United States and China have struck a deal and end...
There Is Never a Good Time for a Trade War
Whens the worst time for the United States to engage in a trade war?
The answer is right now.
Thats partly because theres never an appropriate moment t...
Farmers Are Trusting President Trump to Deliver the Greatest Harvest Yet to Come
Heres the thingthat a lot of peoplemisunderstandaboutfarmers and President Trump: As much asfarmers like me areworried about tradewars, weve done reall...