China’s new tariffs have slammed the door on one of Canada’s biggest agricultural export markets, canola. For decades, canola has been the “Cinderella crop” of Western Canada, delivering unmatched returns and supporting rural economies from field to processing plant. Now, a ruling out of Beijing threatens to ripple from farmers’ fields to small-town businesses. Industry leaders like Gunter Jochum warn that without a policy shift, the damage will cut deep. Many farmers feel Ottawa has left them as the punching bag in a trade fight they didn’t start. Here is more.

As Prairie farmers roll into harvest, China delivers a staggering blow: It imposes a provisional 75.8% anti-dumping duty on Canadian canola seed, effective Aug. 14. This sudden move shuts off one of Canada’s most vital export mark

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