Scott Moe (left) and Kody Blois (right) during press conference on canola trade discussions. Photo: Janelle Rudolph

Feds promise urgency to address canola tariffs

The federal and Saskatchewan governments meet with industry to find ways to support the canola sector

With Canadian canola growers under new price pressure, federal and Saskatchewan government and industry officials have met to discuss next steps in dealing with China’s canola trade barriers.







Close-up of the pods on a lone canola plant with a ripe canola field ready to harvest in the background.

Ukraine canola production challenged

Australia’s canola production is set to increase for the crop year ahead due to higher harvested area and yields

One of Canada’s top competitors in the canola export market is having trouble with its crop this year.

Australia was once a modest canola player, but has since greatly expanded its exports. It produced only 2.3 million tonnes In 2019-20, but is now regularly growing more than twice that amount. | File photo

Canola might have an Aussie problem replacing China

Canadian canola exporters might need to urgently look for alternative markets in 2025, but they might find oilseed users are already well supplied by Australia. Another situation might also develop in which Australia and Canada simply switch markets, although there will likely be a period of uncertainty and disruption. Either way, a reckoning is certainly […] Read more


The canola trade between the China and Canada is worth about US$2 billion a year, but lower imports by China, the world’s biggest canola importer, could further squeeze ICE canola futures, which have dropped more than 10 per cent in the past month. | File photo

Chinese buyers slash Canadian canola imports

Fears over looming imposition of an anti-dumping duty are expected to significantly reduce December shipments

SINGAPORE/BEIJING, (Reuters) — Chinese importers are scaling back purchases of Canadian canola with shipments from December likely to plunge as most buyers appear reluctant to sign new deals for fear that Beijing could impose retaliatory anti-dumping duties. The canola trade between the two countries is worth about US$2 billion a year, but lower imports by […] Read more

Durum exports during the first quarter of the crop year are strong at 916,800 tonnes, which is the best pace since the 2020-21 crop year. | File photo

China is top destination as crop exports boom

CGC inspects 12.2 million tonnes of exports in first quarter of current crop year, which is second largest in past 10 years

China remains the largest market for Canadian grains, oilseeds and pulses, according to recent monthly data from the Canadian Grain Commission. The total exports of the five major crops for the first quarter of the crop year totalled 3.39 million tonnes. This is slightly higher than the first quarter of the 2022-23 crop year but […] Read more