More than most people want to know about supply management and the Canadian dairy industry
Archive for the ‘trade’ category
the dairy industry in Canada is complicated
May 26th, 2005yuan and US dollar linkage
May 18th, 2005Did you know that the Chinese yuan is linked to the US dollar (and perhaps artificially depressed)? No wonder Chinese exports to Wal-Mart account for more than 1% of China's GDP.
North American integration
May 18th, 2005The final report by the trinational independent task force is now available.
"We are asking the leaders of the United States, Mexico, and Canada to be bold and adopt a vision of the future that is bigger than, and beyond, the immediate problems of the present," said co-chair John P. Manley, Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. "They could be the architects of a new community of North America, not mere custodians of the status quo."
Of course the Stronach defection deflected all attention to the tension on the Hill.
US loses appeal on cotton
March 3rd, 2005Good to see that the WTO Appellate Body upheld the decision on US support for cotton farmers. The WTO web site has lots of information about the findings and conclusions [PDF], if you are interested in learning more than what's reported in the press accounts. This is an important case partly because cotton is a hot issue in WTO negotiations.
