Reading Time: 4 minutes A new trade war front opened over the weekend as China announced stiff tariffs on Canadian canola oil, meal, peas, pork and other commodities late Friday. Canadian industry groups decried the move and are calling on the federal government to intervene.
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New Chinese tariffs “devastating” to Canadian ag sector
Ag groups decry latest trade action
Tariffs Day 4 | Combing through the wreckage
What does the landscape look like after the first bomb of the trade war went off?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Daily wrap of tariff situation for March 7, exploring the current state of play for Canadian agriculture.
Tariffs Day 3 – Donald sees the light — for now
Tariffs are on pause until April 2, and some quiet amendments seem to protect U.S. interests
Reading Time: 6 minutes The continuing soap opera of Donald Trump’s tariff war with Canada and Mexico. Currently tariffs have now been delayed until April 2, with both countries receiving a reprive for goods and services covered under the CUSMA trade agreement.
ICE canola weekly outlook: Politics in the forefront
Trade war weighs on canola prices
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canola contracts on the ICE Futures platform fell sharply lower in early March, as broad import tariffs in the United States went into effect and Canada announced its own retaliatory measures.
Tariffs Day 1 | Trade war commences as Canadian agricultural sector braces
Canada and China respond in kind, agriculture groups call for support and strategy
Reading Time: 5 minutes As of March 4, 2025 U.S. president Donald Trump’s threat of imposing a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods has become a reality. Canada has immediately applied retaliatory tariffs, but the true scope of the fallout from this action is yet to be determined.
Canola sector sees tariff pain ahead
Industry groups pledge robust advocacy efforts on both sides of the border
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's two main canola sector groups say U.S. tariffs will be felt throughout the value chain, on both sides of the border.
Picking the right crop varieties for your farm
Use this easy method to help you narrow down your seed choices
Reading Time: 5 minutes Based on the amount of seed information available to growers in the past, we get the impression that it was a bit like throwing darts when it came to choosing an ideal seed. Your method of choice may have been to try a variety that your farm neighbour had success with or maybe you just […] Read more
ICE Canada Weekly: Tariffs coming, may not last long says analyst
Canola likely to tally post-tariffs
Reading Time: < 1 minute To Errol Andersson of Errol's Commodity Wire in Calgary, there's little doubt the Trump administration will press ahead with tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
Net long position hits new record in canola futures
Funds put on new bullish bets, cover shorts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Heavy amounts of fund buying coupled with speculators covering short positions saw the net long position in canola futures hit a new record during the week ended Feb. 18.
AAFC adjusts grain/oilseed balance sheets slightly
Canola carryout revised higher, wheat down
Reading Time: 2 minutes Updated estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released Feb. 19, included only minor revisions to the supply and demand projections for the country’s major crop.