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China’s 75.8% Canola Duty Triggers Calls for Immediate Federal Aid

Producers say the levy has effectively closed China to seed shipments.

Scott McLean, is shown with a handful of canola seeds at his Harrow farm on Friday, August 15, 2025.
Canada is the world’s largest producer of canola, supplying 23 per cent of the global market, with Saskatchewan producing 55 per cent of the Canadian crop.
Scott McLean, a farmer who grows canola is shown at his Harrow farm on Friday, August 15, 2025.
A farmer driving a swather cuts a canola crop, forming them into windrows during harvest in a field near the International Airport in Edmonton, September 4, 2019.

Overview

  • Letters published Aug. 19 in the Edmonton Journal argue Ottawa has offered no prompt support and insist farmers need help now, not in weeks.
  • China imposed a 75.8% anti-dumping tariff on Canadian canola seed last week, following earlier 100% duties this year on processed canola oil and meal.
  • Ontario Canola Growers executive Ryan Koeslag says the tariff effectively shuts Canada’s second-largest seed market and the group wants quick federal negotiations with China.
  • Essex County’s early July harvest cushions immediate local effects, but western producers are entering harvest across more than 22 million acres, making the timing difficult.
  • Local commentary in Alberta links the trade shock to broader economic and political frustrations, citing labour disruptions and disputes over vaccine access and provincial spending priorities.