Talking about trade.....

[foragefarmer]

They elected a grifter that went bankrupt 6 times because he was such an astute deal maker. Why should they be surprised if he bankrupts a country? Warren Buffet said tariffs are an act of war. So is the U.S. at war with its trading partners?
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Buffet started out with nothing, and is now the 6th richest person in the world, while Trump along with the 6 bankrupties has also squandered the $413 million that daddy left him.

Now Putin's loans keep Trumps' casinos afloat.

Trump's the best example of a socialist.

But there are many on Agriville waiting with "open arms" wanting to be the 51st state and Trump the socialist to be their POTUS.

[shtferbrains]

Musk is reportedly the richest man in the world.
Made his money on innovation and extreme efficiency.
Also stated with nothing.
Mother was born in Regina.
Putin may be richest but has to hide it.

Musk makes rockets that deliver for 30x less money.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Trying to trade with the EU makes the US look like a trip to Disneyland.

The first thing the EU will require is the end of supply management. That will cost Canadian taxpayers a fortune to "compensate" tbe industry.

Then consider the intentionally onerous environmental hoops we will have to jump through.

???????The EU is a net food exporter. Farmers won't be exporting much to the EU.

[ColevilleH2S]

M....
Musk makes rockets that deliver for 30x less money.

Just to be precise, the rocket that claims to be 30x cheaper is still in development and hasn't delivered a single kilogram of payload to orbit yet.
This thing may be another Full Self Driving/Hyperloop fever dream, or it might actually come true. Time will tell.

[fjlip]

The first thing the EU will require is the end of supply management. That will cost Canadian taxpayers a fortune to "compensate" the industry.

Then consider the intentionally onerous environmental hoops we will have to jump through.

The EU is a net food exporter. Farmers won't be exporting much to the EU.

That's totally correct...dreamers

[ColevilleH2S]

The first thing the EU will require is the end of supply management. That will cost Canadian taxpayers a fortune to "compensate" tbe industry...

The precedent had been set for the end of federally mandated agriculture programs back in the 1990s.

The government's compensation to prairie grain growers for the end of the Crow Rate certainly didn't cost Canadian taxpayers a fortune. A one time payment of $1.6B to replace a reoccurring annual payment of $0.72B ended the whole program.

Offer supply management 2X the difference in wholesale prices between Canadian and world prices for their annual production and call it a day. Heck, let them have 3X to be charitable.

[fcr]

Sailing tru the Bahamas last night when the sky lit up. Stunned silence for a few minutes until we all realized it was another musk rocket catastrophe. Prob never see that again.

[blackpowder]

1. The Crow was not in Quebec. Or the East at all.
2. Quota is an asset. It would require compensation. See above.

I believe the NFU squabbled until the Crow payout proposal shrank considerably.

[dave4441]

China just announced 100% tariffs on Canadian canola oil, meal and field peas. This is a big issue.

[shtferbrains]

This goes back to the EV's and steel and aluminum?
As per usual China just picked their timing when the market was rising but hitting some Trump doubts. Someone with problems is seen as opportunity in China.
Normal strategy has been import trans-shipped product from a satellite like Vietnam after panicking the market?

And people wonder how we got so dependent on the US?

Trump will be crowing about the benefits of the 51st State from the crapper tonight?

From Grok for what it's worth;

"Fast forward to 2024: Canada slapped 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and 25% on steel and aluminum, citing unfair trade practices. China’s response? An anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola, announced in September 2024, claiming Canada’s exports harm their domestic industry. No tariffs have been imposed as of early 2025, but the threat alone sent canola futures tumbling 7% overnight. China buys about 65% of Canada’s canola seed exports—$5 billion CAD in 2023"?

Don't forget about the contaminated with bugs embargo when we locked up Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou. Lasted from 2019 to 2022?
That was harder to figure out what was actually happening than today??