Alberta government says canola tariffs are a 'devastating blow' to farmers
In a statement emailed to media on Tuesday afternoon, R-J Sigurdson says the planned 75.8 per cent tariff is 'another devastating blow' to the province's agriculture industry, coming on top of existing 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian canola meal and oil.
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The minister says nearly 70 per cent of Alberta's canola seed exports are destined for China.
'China is Alberta's second-largest agricultural export market, worth $2.4 billion in 2024, with canola, peas and pork making up $1.7 billion of that trade,' Sigurdson said in the statement.
Beijing says the measure will start Thursday, nearly a year after it launched an anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola in response to Canada's 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles.
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