Canadian canola is facing rocky market waters.

China toying with Canadian canola

For Canadian farmers, China’s recent moves against canola, and the resulting canola price hits, are déjà vu

China zapped a good chunk of canola’s market gains during the week of March 17 as it proceeded with its 100 per cent tariffs on imports of Canadian canola meal and oil.






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Tariff threats called part of U.S. race with China

U.S. president’s actions are also seen as a possible negotiation tactic in upcoming Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement talks

Tariff threats against Canada and Mexico are part of a bigger struggle that the United States is in with China, says Christian Lawrence, a senior-cross asset strategist with Rabobank.


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Proposed U.S. port fees on China-built ships choking coal, agriculture exports

U.S. agriculture exports face uncertainty due to proposed shipping fees, traders say

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to revive U.S. shipbuilding using massive fees on China-linked ship visits to American ports is causing U.S. coal inventories to swell and stoking uncertainty in the embattled agriculture market, as exporters struggle to find ships to send goods abroad.