July 2, 2021

Canada requests WTO panel review of China’s canola seed measures

China imposed suspensions and enhanced import procedures on Canadian canola seed exporters Canada submitted its first request for the establishment of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel to examine two sets of measures affecting the importation into China of…

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Canadian railways total freight volume up 6.7% in April

 Loadings from American railways rose 17.2% in April compared with the same month last year Statistics Canada reports that Canadian railways carried 31.7 million tonnes of freight in April. This was up 6.7% from 29.7 million tonnes in April 2020…

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EU prolongs safeguard measure on steel for three years

A duty of 25% will continue to apply when the level of traditional trade flows is reached The European Union (EU) announced that it is prolonging for three additional years the safeguard measure currently in place on imports of certain…

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WTO says trade policy restraint prevented a destructive acceleration of protectionism

The past several months saw international cooperation and coordination increase among nations According to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) latest Trade Monitoring Report, trade policy restraint by G20 economies, as well as WTO members more broadly, prevented a destructive acceleration…

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