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Pork, peas and soybeans are now reporting trouble with shipments to China.
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Canadian farm exports run into Chinese wall

New commodities are reporting unexpected delays for importation to China

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An expanding list of Canadian farm exports is hitting obstacles at Chinese ports, leaving sellers of soybeans, peas and pork scrambling amid a bitter diplomatic dispute. China has already blocked Canadian canola from Richard­son International and Viterra, two of Canada’s biggest farm exporters, saying that shipments had pests. Other China-bound canola cargoes have been cancelled,
Why so much Canadian canola has gone to China
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Why so much Canadian canola has gone to China

The economic superpower is the biggest buyer of many agricultural products

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China has been buying about 40 per cent of the canola seed Canada exports, so losing that market, even temporarily, is a blow. That’s a lot of eggs in one basket. But it shouldn’t be a surprise, says Brian Innes, the Canola Council of Canada’s (CCC) vice-president of public affairs and president of the Canadian
VIDEO: Finding solutions to harvest loss
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VIDEO: Finding solutions to harvest loss

Feed rate, combine settings often factors for higher losses

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Angela Brackenreed with the Canola Council of Canada talks about harvest loss in canola, measuring harvest loss, and what producers can do to minimize the economic impact. Recorded at Manitoba Ag Days 2019 in Brandon. Video editing by Greg Berg.
Not time to retaliate on canola — yet
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Not time to retaliate on canola — yet

Some in the industry say it’s time to go political, but others say it’s too soon

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Canada should retaliate against China’s boycott of Canadian canola seed, say several canola industry officials. That’s an option, but also a last resort, says the Canola Council of Canada (CCC). “I would say no issue is off the table in terms of various approaches that we can take as a country to deal with the
China’s decision to target canola is no coincidence.
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Comment: Why canola matters to all Canadians now

It’s the most Canadian of crops, a potent national symbol and now a target in a vicious diplomatic spat

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The SNC-Lavalin case refuses to go away and has been garnering global media attention for weeks. The case has made our political elite look like diplomatic juveniles. The Wanzhou case in Vancouver has made things much worse. The arrest of Meng Wanzhou in December, Huawei’s VP and daughter of the company’s CEO, exposed Canada to
The halt on canola shipments to China is hitting farmers first and hardest, according to KAP.
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KAP wants government action on canola spat

While Chinese and Canadian officials are talking, so far China hasn’t agreed to a face-to-face meeting

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Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is frustrated the federal government hasn’t done more to restore Canadian canola exports to China a month after the current trade dispute began. At press time Monday the Chinese had not replied to Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau’s request to send a Canadian delegation to China led by the Canadian Food Inspection
Former agriculture minister Gerry Ritz (centre) was presented with an Honorary Life Membership Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the canola industry by council president Jim Everson (l) and outgoing chair David Dzisiak.
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New chair and board members elected for canola council

Bradley named new chair at the organization’s annual meeting in Montreal

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Charlene Bradley has been elected the new chair of the board of directors for the Canola Council of Canada (CCC). Bradley is vice-chair of SaskCanola. She succeeds David Dzisiak who finished his two-year term as chair and is stepping down from the board as a director. Several new members were also appointed to the CCC board of directors:
Blooming canola field at sunset
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Canola council moving on without Richardson

Outgoing chair optimistic about the future of canola and the CCC

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When Richardson International, Canada’s largest grain company, ceased being among the Canola Council of Canada’s (CCC) core funders last year, it raised questions about the group’s future. But after a lot of hard work in 2018 reviewing its operations and setting new priorities, the CCC is in good shape, outgoing chair David Dzisiak told reporters
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Trade, market access canola council priorities

2018 saw some progress through some new trade agreements

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Trade and market access are top priorities for the Canola Council of Canada (CCC), president Jim Everson told the CCC’s annual meeting here March 7. It’s not surprising given 90 per cent of Canada’s canola is exported. Last year was pivotal because new major trade agreements were taking shape or coming into force, he said.
barbed wire fence and canola field
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Canada rallies to restore Richardson canola exports to China

The Chinese say the ban is due to pests, but Canadians blame Huawei spat

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China says it banned imported Canadian canola from Richardson International because of pests, but Canadians suspect it’s politics. China condemns Canada’s decision last fall to detain one of its citizens, Huawei vice-president Meng Wanzhou, at the request of U.S. government on alleged fraud charges and demands she be released. “Well, that’s obviously one of the issues

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