Category: Canadian Agricultural Policy

As tensions escalate between Canada and China, Saskatchewan’s Minister of Trade and Export Development, Warren Kaeding, says producers are bearing the brunt through tariffs on Canadian canola seed. Canola is Saskatchewan’s top cash crop, and Kaeding says the province is “definitely very disappointed” in China’s latest trade action, warning that producers “are not able to... Read More

A years-long effort to overhaul Canada’s seed regulatory framework is entering a critical phase, with a newly released pre-consultation report from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) drawing both praise and some pushback from industry leaders. Doug Miller, executive director of the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA), says the process of seed regulatory modernization (SRM)... Read More

Once a month, check in here at RealAgriculture for a new deep-dive into a policy topic of note. For August, the team at the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) is shedding light on how trade rules between Canada and the U.S. are reflected in current (and rapidly evolving) tariff levels and how these market disruptors... Read More

By Daryl Fransoo Western Canadian farmers are the backbone of our nation’s agricultural economy, producing world-class wheat, canola, pulses, and other grains that feed millions globally. As chair of the Wheat Growers Association, I have seen firsthand how our ability to move these crops to market depends on robust transportation and trade infrastructure. Yet outdated... Read More

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced today that Canada will "match" the U.S. and remove tariffs on imports that comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade deal, as of September 1, 2025. Carney announced the softening of trade policy in a Friday press conference a day after speaking with President Trump on a call that he described as... Read More

National and provincial political leaders met with canola industry representatives in Saskatoon on Thursday to discuss how to respond to the 76 per cent tariff imposed by China on Canadian canola last week. The meeting at the University of Saskatchewan included Premier Scott Moe, along with provincial Trade and Export Development Minister Warren Kaeding and... Read More

Several Canadian agricultural manufacturers have seen shipments to the U.S. come to a standstill this week following the expansion of the Trump administration's tariffs on products containing steel and aluminum. The U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday announced more than 400 additional categories of imports were immediately subject to Section 232 sectoral tariffs. These products... Read More

In this episode of the RealAgristudies Insights podcast, hosts Shaun Haney and Justin Funk dig into new Canadian farmer sentiment data—this time focusing on early reactions to the Carney government, views on Bill C-202, and the public appetite for better federal-provincial collaboration on ag policy. The data is drawn from RealAgristudies' ongoing insights panel, offering... Read More

The continued threat of a New World screwworm outbreak and the resulting U.S.-Mexico border disruptions are reshaping North American cattle prices, animal flows, and feedlot dynamics. Don Close, senior animal protein analyst with Terrain, says the threat of screwworm is already having an impact on U.S. cattle placements, especially in the southern states. "We’re down…... Read More

Western Canadian canola growers are reeling after China imposed a 75.6 per cent tariff on Canadian canola seed imports last week. The move is predicated as an "anti-dumping" tariff, but is assumed to be in retaliation of Canada’s steel, aluminum, and EV tariffs on Chinese goods. Canola growers, such as Jake Leguee, are calling out... Read More