Export Bans Just Compound Problems
Preventing trade in food products creates more harm than good Bans on exported food products seem to be announced on a near-monthly basis. In December …
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2022’s Global Potash Production Market
Concerns arising from unstable potash markets Times of conflict and war create chaos, uncertainty, and disruptions for markets. Markets hate uncertainty! One market that has …
World Leading Exporter Not Always a Good Thing
Canada needs to increase its value-added processing Canada is the 5th largest global exporter of agricultural and food products, trailing the EU, US, Brazil and …
Richardson Milling’s Desiccant Ban Could Seed Further Consumer Mistrust in Agriculture
By Warren Seib, University of Saskatchewan In June 2020, Richardson Milling informed farmers that it would no longer be buying oats that have been desiccated …
Finding Balance within International Trade is Essential
In times of uncertainty, we need to be certain about barrier-free trade What is happening in the world? I am not talking about the pandemic, …
Canada-China Canola Trade Dispute
By Evan Bronner, University of Saskatchewan Student New markets may be key to Canadian canola success By now, most have heard in the agriculture industry, …
Are European Environmentalists Responsible for Brazilian Forest Fires?
EU animal feed import demands pressures crop producing nations European based environmental organizations were some of the first organizations to publicly advocate against the commercial …
The Politics of Food Safety
How foreign governments & eNGOs are playing politics over a handful of GM wheat kernels In mid-June 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reported …
Keeping it Quota
By: Kate Barnett, University of Saskatchewan Student Dairy farming has come a long way since the first mechanical milking machine was invented in 1860. Since then, …
Blacklegged Canadian Canola
What China’s Restrictions Mean to Canadian Producers By Kalene Kammer, University of Saskatchewan student On September 1, 2016, Canadian canola producers prepared themselves for new dockage …