Canada’s Dairy System Faces Fresh US Trade Pressure
Canada’s supply-managed dairy sector has once again come under pressure after US President Donald Trump identified the country’s dairy policy as one of the key reasons behind a proposed 50% tariff on US$20 billion worth of Canadian goods, scheduled to take effect in August. Trump has criticized Canada’s supply management system—which regulates milk, egg and…
NZ First opposes India FTA over dairy concerns
New Zealand’s political party New Zealand First has strongly opposed the proposed India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), citing major concerns over dairy access and immigration concessions. Party leader and Foreign Minister Winston Peters described the deal as “neither free nor fair,” arguing that while New Zealand would significantly open its market to Indian goods,…