Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is calling on the federal government to provide immediate support to canola producers and develop a coherent strategy to negotiate with China.
That's in the face of 75.8 per cent tariffs launched against Canadian canola.
The duty, to be applied on all shipments of canola seed, was scheduled to come into affect today (Thu).
It joins other tariffs against canola oil and canola meal that China imposed against Canada in March, part of the volley of tariffs that have been flying between China, the U.S. and Canada in recent months.
The newest trade block ramps up an existing dispute dating back to September of last year, when China announced an anti-dumping investigation of Canadian canola.
At that time, many Canadian farmers and policy analyst linked the announcement to Canadian tariffs against Chinese electric vehicles.
