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.

Canola in the last stages of flowering in a field near Marcelin, Saskatchewan, in late July.

Canadian canola meal caught in Chinese tariff crossfire

Stuck cargoes underscore the struggles of agricultural companies caught in the middle of trade standoffs

Importers are struggling to resell several cargoes of Canadian canola meal that arrived in China after Beijing imposed hefty import tariffs on the protein-rich ingredient, three trade sources said.




Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks to the media during the 2025 summer meetings of Canada’s Premiers at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Photo: Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via ZUMA Press

Moe to go to China to discuss canola tariffs

Federal agriculture minister MacDonald says it's too early to say what help farmers need

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said on Thursday that he would travel to China soon for talks on persuading Beijing to drop its new tariffs on canola.







Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre addresses electric vehicles and China’s recent tariffs against Canadian canola seed at a press event on a Saskatchewan grain farm Aug. 14, 2025. Photo: Janelle Rudolph

Parties unitedly condemn China tariffs on Canadian canola

China’s 75.8 per cent tariffs against Canadian canola seed called ‘unjustified,’ spark calls for immediate federal response from Canada’s Liberal government

China's 75.8 per cent tariffs against Canadian canola seed called 'unjustified' spark calls for immediate federal response from Canada's Liberal government.