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Category: MIT4

Global Markets and International Trade

Keywords: Winners, losers, and net gains from trade, International trade restrictions, The case against protection

Parkin 14e Chapter 7
Bade-Parkin 9e Chapter 9
Parkin-Bade Canada 11e Chapter 7
Parkin-Bade Australia 2e Chapter 9
Parkin-Powell-Matthews 11e Chapter 7

Canada’s Spring Wheat Market

June 24, 2025 ~ EconEye Admin ~ Leave a comment

China’s 100% tariff on Canada’s canola meal and oil have supercharged Canadian farmers’ shift to spring wheat. Millers and bakers are benefitting from the production decision of Canadian farmers.—reuters.com

U.S. Open to New Lumber Talks with Canada

July 5, 2022February 28, 2023 ~ EconEye Admin ~ Leave a comment

The United States is open to negotiation with Canada to resolve a dispute over U.S. tariffs on softwood lumber. U.S. homebuilders have clamored for the Biden administration to remove the duties on Canadian softwood lumber that range from 6.75% to 20.24%—reuters.com

Trump’s Trade War Looms Over Soybean Farmers 4 Years Later

May 30, 2022February 28, 2023 ~ EconEye Admin ~ Leave a comment

It’s been nearly four years since China put tariffs on American soybeans in a trade war with then-President Donald Trump. The Chinese tariffs hurt U.S. farmers by making American-grown soybeans more expensive for Chinese buyers.—cnn.com

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