Trump made US dairy access to Canada a big issue, but NAFTA 2.0 may bring only 'marginal' concessions from Ottawa
With a preliminary NAFTA deal reportedly near, attention is turning to how it could potentially affect U.S. agriculture.
Dairy back in NAFTA’s crosshairs
An updated NAFTA must include increased access to Canada’s protected dairy market, four Republican senators said Tuesday – just days before ministers from all three countries are expected to meeting Washington, D.C.
Dairy farmers can TPP signing a ‘somber’ day
TPP could mean hundreds of millions or billions in new agri-food sales.
By: Robert Arnason
Source: The Western Producer
Link: https://www.producer.com/2018/01/dairy-farmers-can-tpp-signing-somber-day/
Dairy Farmers Of Canada Happy Trudeau Refused To Sign TPP Agreement In Principle
Dairy Farmers of Canada released a statement shortly after finding out Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused to sign an agreement in principle on the Trans Pacific Partnership, saying while they’re happy he held firm for a better deal, they’re disappointed that market access concessions on agriculture were not mentioned among the outstanding issues.
By: ADAM BELL
Source: Blackburn News
Link: http://blackburnnews.com/agrimedia/2017/11/13/dairy-farmers-canada-happy-trudeau-refused-sign-tpp-agreement-principle/
Reed presses Trudeau on dairy, wine issues under NAFTA
WASHINGTON – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traveled to the nation’s capital Wednesday to make the case for improving and not ditching the North American Free Trade Agreement, and that gave Rep. Tom Reed the chance to tell the Canadian leader any renegotiated trade deal needs to treat New York’s dairy and wine industries more fairly.
By: Jerry Zremski
Source: The Buffalo News
Is Trump trying to start a trade war with Canada?
The United States has picked a big fight with a powerful trading partner: Canada. By: Alanna Petroff
Sacred Canadian Dairy Cows Roam Fringes of Trump’s Nafta Fight
Agriculture on agenda Tuesday at 3rd round of talks in Ottawa.
U.S. has yet to detail proposals on dairy, other key issues.
By: Josh Wingrove , Sandrine Rastello , and Jen Skerritt
U.S. dairy takes aim at Canadian supply management in round 3 of NAFTA
OTTAWA — The first punches in what promises to be a bitter fight over Canada’s protected dairy industry are expected to be thrown during this week’s third round of North American Free Trade talks in Ottawa. By: Mike Blanchfield
A winning formula? China invests in Canadian dairy to help feed its baby boom
Feihe International investing $225 million to build infant formula plant in Kingston, Ont. By: Janyce McGregor
Saputo Inc. Could Win Big After NAFTA Renegotiation
On July 18, the United States Congress took aim at the Canadian supply-management system. Though an explicit appeal to end the system was not present in the wording of the document, there were requests to revise key parts of NAFTA that could affect Canadian policy in this regard. By: Ambrose O’Callaghan