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China launches WTO dispute over Trump tariffs

Additional measures possible

China has launched a dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Chinese goods, the Geneva-based body said on Wednesday.




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U.S. tariffs on Canada delayed until March

Trudeau and Trump reach deal to postpone trade war

A looming trade war between Canada and the United States set to begin Feb. 4 will be postponed for at least another month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced via social media late Monday, Feb. 3.


Tariffs will be ‘devastating’

Tariffs will be ‘devastating’

Farm groups react as U.S. inches closer to tariffs

Canadian farm groups react to Trump tariffs. The Canadian government has announced plans to impose its own tariffs on U.S. imports as soon as the American tariffs go into effect






Canada exports about seven million tonnes of potash to the United States, supplying about 80 per cent of the demand for potassium fertilizer in that country.

Tariffs could heat up ‘boring’ potash market

Glacier FarmMedia — The global market for potash is stable and somewhat “boring,” says a market watcher. However, that could change soon if U.S. president Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian potash. Each year, Canada exports about seven million tonnes of potash across the border, supplying about 80 per cent of the demand for potassium

Canola plants in bloom photographed from below looking up to a gray sky.

Tariff threat already disrupting ag trade

Glacier FarmMedia — In 2023, Canada shipped $8.6 billion worth of canola products to the United States. The vast majority of that was canola oil and meal, which was valued at $8.3 billion. However, those exports were disrupted in the first couple of weeks of January as canola crushers on the Prairies waited on the