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Nouvelles sur l'industrie sucrière et le commerce international 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998
Novembre 20, 1998 A capacity crowd was on hand at the "Going Global" conference in Red Deer Alberta, November 11- 13, to hear prominent trade experts outline the challenges and opportunities facing Canada's agriculture and food sector in the next round of World Trade Organization (WTO) talks. The high caliber list of speakers included Canada's Agriculture Minister, the U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture, the Alberta Minister of Agriculture, high-ranking WTO officials, World Bank officials as well as recognized leaders from a host of farm organizations and companies in Canada and abroad.Octobre 30, 1998 The newly reconstituted Canadian Sweetener Symposium took place in Toronto on October 22, 1998. John McCallum, Chief Economist of the Royal Bank, set the stage, reflecting an optimistic outlook for recovery from the Asian economic crisis. He supported the general view that Canada's dependence on the commodity sector has had a major bearing on the Canadian dollar, but argued that Canadian fundamentals are still strong and that there is considerable room to lower interest rates if that is necessary to stimulate the economy. While he characterized all forecasts as "fraudulent", he predicted a 0.68 Can dollar by the end of 98 reaching .70 by the end of 99.Octobre 2, 1998 The just released annual Statistical Profile of the Canadian Sugar Industry provides a 20-year review of Canadian sugar market trends. Below are some of the highlights.Septembre 10, 1998 At their annual meeting in Saskatoon on August 7th, Provincial Premiers urged Ottawa to pursue the elimination of export subsidies, non-tariff barriers and the overall liberalization of world sugar trade in the next Round of WTO talks. The Premiers' recognition of the ongoing threats to Canadian exports and the focus on improving the Canada-U.S. trading relationship, are welcomed by the Canadian sugar industry.Juillet 30, 1998 On July 16, 1998, federal and provincial agriculture ministers strongly supported a goal to double agri-food exports by early in the next century. Following their annual two-day meeting, agriculture ministers agreed to work with industry to reach a target of 4% of world agri-food trade by the year 2005. Last year, exports of agricultural and agri-food products topped $22.3 billion, or 3% of world agricultural trade. Ministers cited a study that estimates that this sector will create more than 200,000 Canadian jobs if the export target is met.Juillet 9, 1998 Total Mexican sugar production for the 1997-98 crop is estimated at 5.3 million tonnes, representing the fourth year of record yields. At the same time, exports are expected to top 1.2 million tonnes, an amount equal to the size of the entire Canadian market.Juin 18, 1998 A number of major agri-food exporters met with Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Lyle Vanclief, and senior trade officials in Ottawa on June 11th to announce the formation of the Canadian Alliance of Agri-Food Exporters. This diverse group from sectors including red meat, oilseeds, barley malts, grains and sugar, joined together out of a common interest in promoting freer and more open trade in the upcoming round of World Trade Organization negotiations.
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