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.

Canola in flower in a field near Stockholm, Saskatchewan in late July, 2024. | Greg Berg photo

Avoid bargain-basement canola markets to ease tariff damage

Market Watch: AAFC’s latest forecast is more bearish for Canadian canola, but much also depends on the U.S. oilseed crop

China’s canola tariffs aside, the global oilseed complex has eased to a lower price level and is likely to stay there for now — that is, unless problems develop with crops in the U.S. or South America.










Close-up of the pods on a soybean plant in a field near Selkirk, Manitoba in late August, 2024.

U.S. loses out on sales of soybean to China

Chinese crushers buy beans from South America as the trade war between China and the United States continues

U.S. soybean exporters risk missing out on billions of dollars worth of sales to China this year as trade talks drag on and buyers in the top oilseed importer lock in cargoes from Brazil.