Insights and Stories on Retaliatory Tariffs

Trump launches trade war with tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

Feb. 1, 2025 at 4:51 pm CST

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, demanding they stanch the flow of fentanyl - and illegal immigrants in the case of Canada and Mexico - into the United States, kicking off a trade war that could dent global growth and reignite inflation.

Trump says tariffs planned for Feb. 1; Trudeau says everything on the table for response

Jan. 21, 2025 at 9:03 am CST

By Jonah Grignon

Trump won’t impose tariffs immediately, reports suggest

Jan. 20, 2025 at 11:28 am CST

By Jonah Grignon

EU slaps tariffs on Chinese EVs, risking Beijing payback

Oct. 29, 2024 at 11:58 am CDT

By philip-blenkinsop Reuters

EU challenges China’s dairy product probe at WTO

Sep. 23, 2024 at 9:27 am CDT

By philip-blenkinsop Reuters

China’s carrot-and-stick tactics on EU nations start to pay off

Sep. 13, 2024 at 10:40 am CDT

Beijing, as a vote on EU duties on China-made electric vehicles looms, employed a carrot-and-stick approach to deal with the 27-strong bloc, but appears to have no concessions for Canadian canola.

By Ellen Zhang Joe Cash Mei Mei Chu Reuters

Chinese tariffs not expected to stop canola flow

Sep. 9, 2024 at 12:33 pm CDT

China's shot across Canada's bow is splashing alarmingly close to U.S. farmers, who also felt the impact of China's announced anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola as American elevator prices reflected the selloff.

Photos of the Chinese flag on the right and pile of canola seed on the left.

China begins anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola

Sep. 9, 2024 at 9:38 am CDT

China announced on Monday the start of a one-year anti-dumping investigation into imports of canola from Canada, just weeks before Ottawa's 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and other products come into force.

By Reuters

EV tariffs raise Chinese retaliation worries

Aug. 30, 2024 at 3:38 pm CDT

The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance is closely monitoring China’s response to a new round of Canadian tariffs. The fear is that China may respond with retaliatory tariffs or other trade-restricting measures applied to some Canadian agri-food exports.

By Sean Pratt

Canada may unveil retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods Tuesday

Sep. 14, 2020 at 8:06 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will announce on Tuesday that it is going ahead with a threat to slap retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods after Washington said it would impose punitive measures on Canadian aluminum imports, CTV said on Monday. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said last month that Ottawa […]