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'Uncertainty is the big word': Chinese canola tariffs hitting Sask. farmers
Farmers in Saskatchewan are already feeling the pinch after China slapped 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian canola oil and other products. Lee Stanley, who farms near Gainsborough in the southeast corn...
Mar 31, 2025 Sask. farmer Lee Stanley says it's frustrating to deal with Chinese tariffs on canola, which were put into place as a result of tariffs on electric vehicles imposed by the Government of Canada. (980 CJME file farmer)
Canola tariffs hit hard as AgriStability program falls short: Sask Oilseeds
Saskatchewan farmers might not be getting the help they need after China slapped a 100 per cent tariff on Canadian canola oil. Codie Nagy, vice-chair of Sask Oilseeds, said the federal government's mo...
Mar 26, 2025 Codie Nagy with Sask Oilseeds says the enhanced AgriStability program from Ottawa is "not the lifeline we've been waiting for." (980 CJME file photo)
P.E.I. throne speech focuses on strengthening economy in face of U.S. tariff threats
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative government delivered a throne speech Tuesday focused on the economic uncertainty, rising costs and trade instability caused by U.S. tari...
Mar 25, 2025
Federal AgriStability cap to double to help with Chinese canola tariffs impact
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has announced support for the country's agriculture sector as it deals with tariffs imposed by China. The federal agriculture department says in a news release that th...
Mar 23, 2025 David Reid drives a seeding rig as he plants a canola crop on the family's farm near Cremona, Alta.in 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
Prairie canola producers brace for 'devastating' 100 per cent tariffs from China
CALGARY - Canola farmers are bracing for impact as China looks to impose hefty tariffs on their industry in response to Canadian tariffs on the country's electric vehicle exports. Just mere weeks away...
Mar 19, 2025
Retaliatory Chinese tariffs on canola oil causing uncertainty in Sask.
The chair of Sask Oilseeds says China's retaliatory tariffs on Canadian canola oil will spell trouble for farmers and canola crushers alike. "This is going to place a lot of pressure on our domestic c...
Mar 17, 2025 A study commissioned by the Canola Council of Canada pegged the industry’s annual economic impact at around $43.7 billion. (980 CJME file photo)
Quebec company hopes its plan to sell bananas, other exotic produce bears fruit
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - Thick, humid air envelopes Myriam Claude's banana tree, which bears a beautiful cluster of fruit, not yet ripe. Beside it are several trees blossoming with flowers, citrus fruit...
Mar 15, 2025
Chinese tariffs on canola oil, meal would be disastrous for Saskatchewan: Moe
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says workers at canola crushing plants in his province would be out of jobs should China move ahead with planned retaliatory tariffs on canola oil and meal. ...
Mar 13, 2025
From seed to stem: The winter work of a Saskatchewan flower farmer
CLAVET, SASK. - There are few things Kristen Raney enjoys more than a tranquil summer day in her flower garden. "You wake up in the morning, it's time to harvest, and you're just outside in your garde...
Mar 11, 2025
'Between two elephants': Canadian farmers feeling China tariffs, worry about U.S.
REGINA - Prairie farmers say planned Chinese retaliatory tariffs on Canadian agricultural products are causing loads of uncertainty, while threats of U.S. levies and industry issues have created furth...
Mar 10, 2025
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