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Canada Unveils $370 Million Canola Incentive as Beijing’s 75.8% Tariff Bites

Ottawa is steering canola into biofuel production to blunt the impact of China’s new seed duty.

Overview

  • The package includes amendments to the Clean Fuel Regulations to bolster the domestic biofuels industry.
  • Producers will receive a temporary increase to interest‑free cash advances and added funding to diversify into new markets.
  • Nova Scotia MP Kody Blois will join Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on a three‑day mission to China starting Saturday to press for the tariff’s removal.
  • China imposed a 75.8% duty on Canadian canola seed last month after opening an anti‑dumping probe nearly a year earlier, a move widely viewed as a response to Canada’s 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles.
  • Canada exported about $14.5 billion in canola products last year, including roughly $4.9 billion to China, as Ottawa and farmers reject Beijing’s dumping allegations.