Insights and Stories on Tariffs

Blois makes moves to reduce agri-food red tape

Mar. 19, 2025 at 11:38 am CDT

Agriculture Minister Kody Blois says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will begin to remove some regulatory burdens including harmonizing Canada’s bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) enhanced feed ban with U.S. requirements, and speeding up approvals for animal feed ingredients to reduce tariff costs.

Grain elevators and train on the prairie near Bashaw, Alberta, Canada

Crop merchant Louis Dreyfus posts drop in annual profit

Mar. 19, 2025 at 9:58 am CDT

By Gus Trompiz Reuters

With beer drinking down in U.S., barley farmers now fear tariffs

Mar. 18, 2025 at 10:45 am CDT

By Heather Schlitz Reuters

ANALYSIS: Carney bypasses U.S. in first trip as PM

Mar. 17, 2025 at 11:28 am CDT

By Scott Garvey

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with reporters

Rubio says US could engage in new trade deals after tariffs imposed

Mar. 17, 2025 at 10:06 am CDT

By Reuters

Trump trade war favors Brazil’s agribusiness, grain company SLC says

Mar. 14, 2025 at 10:43 am CDT

The trade war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump, which led countries including China to retaliate against tariffs implemented by his administration, is favorable to Brazil, the CEO of agribusiness firm SLC Agricola said on Thursday.

By Reuters

Canadian canola field between two grain bins.

China set for canola meal shortage after 100 per cent duty on top supplier Canada

Mar. 14, 2025 at 10:38 am CDT

China is likely to face a supply shortage of canola (rapeseed) meal by the third quarter of this year as Beijing's tariffs on shipments from top exporter Canada disrupt trade and as alternative sources are unlikely to make up the deficit.

By Ella Cao Mei Mei Chu Reuters

Semi truck drives near the Canadian border on a snowy day.

Alberta farm leader hopes for stronger trade once dust settles

Mar. 14, 2025 at 10:33 am CDT

Trade wars are erupting on multiple fronts for Canada, but there is hope that the future will bring steadier times for the agriculture industry when it comes to separating fact from fiction on the international stage.

By Greg Price

U.S. commerce secretary Howard Lutnick testifying before the Senate.

Lutnick suggests U.S. to eventually make new bilateral trade deals

Mar. 13, 2025 at 4:21 pm CDT

As NATO secretary general Mark Rutte sat quietly beside U.S. president Donald Trump in an Oval Office press conference March 13, the president declared that Canada, a key NATO nation, should willingly submit to American dominance.

By Scott Garvey

Growers show flax interest amid canola turmoil

Mar. 13, 2025 at 2:05 pm CDT

Statistics Canada has projected that flax acres will decline in 2025. That could happen, but with the trade and tariff uncertainty surrounding canola this winter, more growers are contacting Tyson Fehr and asking questions about the crop.

By Robert Arnason

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