On this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear: Claire Citeau, executive director of Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, on the organization’s trade priorities for the upcoming election; A product spotlight with Grant Kosior, CEO of Global Ag Risk Solutions; Dr. Darryl Gibb, of Gowans Feed Consulting, on what to remember when feeding light calves; and… Read More
If Canada is to make the most of its potential as an agriculture trading super power, signing trade deals isn’t enough — our government needs to ensure these deals deliver on their promise. When it comes to current trade deals, including the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada’s export-dependent farmers and agri-food value chains say… Read More
Three years into the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement between Canada and the EU, Canadian exporters are fed up with the EU using non-tariff trade barriers, red tape, and protectionist measures to keep Canadian products out of the union. In what was supposed to be an incredibly lucrative, two-way exchange of goods, CETA has delivered… Read More
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio. Today’s show is all about markets and trade, with a good helping of news thrown in there, too. You’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with your host Shaun Haney; Matthew Pot, economist with Grain Perspectives, joins us to talk markets; and, Claire Citeau, executive… Read More
To our Canadian listeners — Happy Canada Day! We hope you are able to take a break from spraying and enjoy some downtime to celebrate our country! Not only is it Canada Day, but it’s also Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA, or USMCA, depending on where you are) implementation day. On today’s episode of RealAg Radio,… Read More
There’s a reluctance among the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) signatories to walk away from all the progress made with the deal, even though the United States has withdrawn its involvement with the deal. And while Claire Citeau, with the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, is disappointed with the TPP deal proper being hamstrung, she says last week’s meeting… Read More
It’s not every week cows and tractors make an appearance at Parliament Hill. From the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and protests to the federal ag leaders debate to the World Dairy Expo, there’s lots to catch up on in this week’s ag news podcast: Subscribe to one of our Awesome E-newsletters Mentioned: Yield or Protein? What’s… Read More
Trade ministers from the 12 countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are expected to arrive in Atlanta today with the goal of concluding the trade deal. Both the domestic and export-oriented sectors of Canadian agriculture are well-represented at the meetings, which started at the chief negotiator level on Sunday. “The Trans-Pacific Partnership right now for us is… Read More