Reading Time: 3 minutes China announced tariffs on over $2.6 billion worth of Canadian agricultural and food products on Saturday, retaliating against levies Ottawa introduced in October and opening a new front in a trade war largely driven by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats.
China hits back at Canada with fresh agriculture tariffs
New Chinese tariffs “devastating” to Canadian ag sector
Ag groups decry latest trade action
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.
China on track for another bumper wheat harvest, says COFCO International
Reading Time: 2 minutes China is expecting to produce another abundant wheat harvest this year due to favorable weather, a COFCO International executive said Thursday
China to boost food imports from Latin America, Europe as US trade war escalates
Reading Time: 2 minutes China's new tariffs on U.S. farm goods are poised to reshape global trade flows, prompting the world's top agricultural importer to source more meat, dairy and grains from countries in South America, Europe and the Pacific.
China’s pulses to inch higher in 2024/25 says USDA attaché
Production has been shrinking
Reading Time: 2 minutes Total pulse production in China has been projected to increase slightly to 983,000 tonnes in 2024/25 compared to the 959,000 tonnes harvested the year before, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's attaché; in Beijing.
Trump triggers trade war with tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico
Canada to retaliate
Reading Time: 4 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump's new 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20 per cent, sparking trade wars that could slam economic growth and lift prices for Americans still smarting from years of high inflation.
China’s pork consumption has no more room to grow, says researcher
Reading Time: < 1 minute There is no more room for growth in Chinese pork consumption in the near future, Zhu Zengyong, a researcher with the state-backed Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences said on Monday.
China to develop gene-editing tools, new crop varieties in biotech initiative
Reading Time: < 1 minute China issued guidelines on Friday to promote biotech cultivation, focusing on gene-editing tools and developing new wheat, corn, and soybean varieties, as part of efforts to ensure food security and boost agriculture technology.
China launches WTO dispute over Trump tariffs
Additional measures possible
Reading Time: < 1 minute China has launched a dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Chinese goods, the Geneva-based body said on Wednesday.
China bans livestock product imports from numerous countries on disease worries
Reading Time: < 1 minute China has prohibited imports of sheep, goat, poultry and even-toed ungulates from African, Asian and European countries due to outbreaks of livestock diseases such as sheep pox, goat pox and foot-and-mouth-disease.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
