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 Yet outdated...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
Category: Canadian Agriculture Policy
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
The current geopolitical environment and its impact on agriculture worldwide is a complex, layered array of possibilities, full of disruption and power plays. This has led to an increase in the perceived risk of the current grain production year compared to recent years. In the heat of the moment, Canadian farmers are understandably frustrated by... Read More
With China now imposing a 76 per cent tariff on Canadian canola seed in addition to the 100 per cent tariffs already applied to meal and oil, the stakes for Canada’s export-dependent ag sector have jumped considerably. The move intensifies a long-running trade dispute and raises questions about Canada’s global market positioning at a time... Read More
Canadian agriculture’s complex federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) policy framework is not broken, but future agreements must balance flexibility, regional needs, and long-term vision, says Dori Gingera-Beauchemin, former Manitoba deputy minister of agriculture. In this webinar, hosted by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and RealAgriculture, hear from Tyler McCann, managing director of CAPI, Shaun Haney, founder of... Read More