Concerns about China have Canadian canola producers worried as seeding season arrives
Canada’s ongoing dispute with China is leaving canola producers feeling anxious as seeding season kicks off.
The Canadian Agriculture Federation represents 200,000 farmers, and its president Mary Robinson said farmers are feeling anxious and unsure whether they“So far it’s had a negative impact, particularly on our canola producers in Western Canada,” she told CTV News Channel Sunday. “As producers head into this time when they’re seeding crop, it’s very stressful.”
China used to buy approximately 40 per cent of Canada’s exported Canola—the equivalent to $2.7 billion last year, Robinson said. “So not having access to these markets has created a lot of uncertainty and stress for canola producers,” she added. “These are welcome but unfortunately it’s a bit of a Band-Aid solution,” Robinson said. “We need government to take a longer [term] view of this and come up with more permanent tools that we can use to protect Canadian producers in these times of uncertainty.”
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