Trade News

The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML and PDF versions at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/meavia/man/direct/directe.shtml

Members may be interested in the following, published on 13 April 2011 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. 1. Under the Farm Products Agencies Act, Order Amending the Canadian Broiler Hatching Egg Marketing Levies Order.

The following is excerpted from the 14 April 2011 edition of The Gazette (montrealgazette.com).

The following is excerpted from the 13 April 2011 edition of CBC News. The global banking sector remains in rough financial shape, four years after the start of the worldwide credit crunch, the IMF said Wednesday.

The following is excerpted from the 14 April 2011 edition of "globeandmail.com". A price gap between Canadian and U.S. products has widened sharply with a surge in the loonie (CAD/USD-I1.040.00080.08%) that should lower prices on this side of the border.

The following is excerpted from the 14 April 2011 edition of “thestar.com” The Canadian dollar was lower Thursday amid falling oil prices and data showing a bigger than expected drop in manufacturing shipments.

The following is excerpted from a 14 April 2011 news release by The Conference Board of Canada.

The following is excerpted from a 14 April 2011 report by Statistics Canada. Manufacturing sales declined 1.5% (-$720 million) in February to $47.1 billion, following a 4.4% gain in January. While lower sales were widespread, the decrease was mostly concentrated in the transportation equipment industry in Central Canada.

The following is a CBSA message (EDI11-018) Saturday, April 16th, 2011 Partial EDI Outage:

Chapter 15 was published to streamline the conditions for the following HS Codes. 15.04.10.8010- Natural health product/drug from cod liver oil 15.04.10.8011 - Natural health product/drug from other fish-liver oil

Please be advised that the following have been updated on the CFIA web site: Certification Requirements - Brazil

The following is excerpted from the 12 April 2011 edition of Canadian Transportation & Logistics ”ctl.ca”.

The following is excerpted from the 12 April 2011 edition of Reuters Canada. The Bank of Canada laid the groundwork to hike interest rates later this year by raising its 2011 growth and inflation forecasts on Tuesday even as it held policy steady and used less hawkish language than markets expected.

The following is excerpted from the 12 April 2011 edition of Reuters Canada. A regional carbon market between California and some Canadian provinces will start off next year smaller than expected due to a delay by industrial powerhouse Ontario and a possible slowdown in a second province, British Columbia.

The following is excerpted from an article by Lin Ai, Economist, Forecasting and Analysis, Conference Board of Canada.

Chapter 29 was published to: i) add new OGD extensions for "Livestock feed": 29.15.12.6411 - Potassium Diformate (on carrier)

Correction - update sent on April 01, 2011. Registration Type: #733 - Attestation for the Importation of Japanese Food and Feed Products Including Ingredients ( C )

The following is excerpted from the 12 April 2011 edition of the Montreal Gazette. Labour Canada is looking into whether all mail from Japan should be screened for radiation, after a postal officer at an Ontario facility refused to handle incoming mail from the earthquaketorn country.

The following is excerpted from the 11 April 2011 edition of CBC News. The global economy will expand by 4.5 per cent in 2011 and 2012, despite mounds of uncertainty regarding the recovery, the International Monetary Fund said in its latest forecast released Monday.