Insights and Stories on Imports

Ginseng exports not in trouble as claimed

Jun. 12, 2019 at 3:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — China has not halted its ginseng imports from Canada despite allegations to the contrary, a spokesperson from Ginseng Ontario says. Rebecca Coates, executive director for Ginseng Ontario, said China is only one of many export destinations for Canadian-grown ginseng. Other major buyers include Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and […]

Increased Chinese inspections on Canadian meat for pork only

Jun. 5, 2019 at 2:29 pm CDT

By Reuters

Label problem caused China’s suspension of two pork shippers

May. 2, 2019 at 1:42 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren Rod Nickel

Canada promises farm aid amid China canola spat

Apr. 30, 2019 at 7:57 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren Rod Nickel

China eyes U.S. poultry, pork imports in trade talks

Apr. 16, 2019 at 5:18 pm CDT

By Chris Prentice Tom Polansek

Canada gearing up to slap more tariffs on U.S. imports

Apr. 9, 2019 at 3:46 pm CDT

Canada will update its list of U.S. imports, including farm products, on which it will place tariffs in retaliation to U.S. tariffs on imported Canadian steel and aluminum, David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the United States, said Monday. “The intention… is not to escalate anything but simply to do what […]

By Allan Dawson

Midwest floods hammer U.S. ethanol industry

Apr. 8, 2019 at 7:54 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — The March floods that punished the U.S. Midwest have roiled the ethanol industry, hammering prices and trapping barrels in the country’s interior while the U.S. coasts suffer from shortages of the biofuel. The historic March floods have dealt a series of blows to large swaths […]

By Jarrett Renshaw Stephanie Kelly

China’s ban on Canadian canola expands to Viterra

Mar. 26, 2019 at 11:13 am CDT

Beijing/Ottawa | Reuters — China expanded its ban on Canadian canola seed imports on Tuesday to include shipments from Viterra, the latest development in a wider trade dispute between the two countries. Viterra is the second canola exporter to have its registration cancelled, after Beijing halted shipments from top exporter […]

By Dominique Patton Julie Gordon

Canada working to end China’s canola block, Freeland says

Mar. 7, 2019 at 8:41 am CST

Montreal — The Canadian government is working hard to reopen Richardson International’s Canadian canola markets in China, says Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s minister of foreign affairs. “We’re working closely with Canadian farmers and Canadian industry,” Freeland said in a brief interview after speaking at the Canadian Crops Convention (CCC) here Wednesday. […]

By Allan Dawson

Richardson disputes China claim of ‘hazardous pests’ in canola

Mar. 6, 2019 at 1:16 pm CST

Beijing/Chicago | Reuters — Canadian agribusiness Richardson International said on Wednesday that canola it shipped to China met regulatory requirements after a Chinese official charged that “hazardous pests” were found in samples taken recently from Canadian canola imports. Beijing this month cancelled Richardson’s registration to ship Canadian canola to China, […]

By ben-blanchard Tom Polansek