Some people are wondering if canola could once again be in China’s crosshairs if the country retaliates against a series of new punitive tariffs announced by Canada on Monday.
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Tariffs on Chinese EVs prompt canola worries

Explainer: China widens probe of EU imports
China has widened its investigation into imported EU products, adding an anti-subsidy probe of cheese, milk and cream to anti-dumping checks on pork and brandy.

Russian pork producers target EU’s share of China’s pork market
Russian pork producers are aiming to capture ten per cent of China's pork import market in the coming years from a standing start, seeking to take advantage of trade tensions between the European Union and China, the world's biggest pork consumer.

Gauging China’s market risk
What does history say about managing China’s market potential and politics?
China provides risk and reward for Canadian agriculture exporters. With rhetoric escalating around the world, the risk could become a greater challenge. With Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Houthis […] Read more

Trump’s trade threats a global concern
Importers and exporters around the world are uneasily analyzing what a 10 per cent tariff, or other border measures likely in a second Donald Trump U.S. presidential term, could mean for trade.

China shuts cattle farm after anthrax outbreak, five human infections
China's eastern Shandong province reported five people were infected with anthrax and a beef cattle farm was shut after an outbreak was discovered in the agricultural province.

China singles out Danish, Dutch, Spanish firms in anti-dumping probe
China on Thursday named Danish Crown A/S, as well as Dutch and Spanish pork firms as targets in an anti-dumping probe into European Union pork imports, as Beijing steps up pressure against the bloc's curbs on its electric vehicle exports.

China to be a major buyer of U.S. corn in the 2024/25 crop year
Dry conditions could lead China to buy corn this summer, which would be bullish for new crop prices
The ongoing Northern Hemisphere wheat harvest continues to pressure world wheat values. The North American weather premium in corn and soybean markets has evaporated due to optimal growing conditions. Quick […] Read more

From Black Sea to US Midwest, extreme weather threatens crop output
Hot, dry weather forecast for Russia, Ukraine in coming months; relief seen for China's corn, soybean crops hit by heatwave
Forecast dryness in the Black Sea region's breadbasket is likely to stunt sunflower and corn yields, while heavy rain in the United States after near-record temperatures threaten to take a toll on crops, hitting world supplies and pushing prices higher.

China may take provisional anti-dumping steps against EU pork imports
China has opened an investigation into EU pork and its by-products, a step that appears mainly aimed at Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark, after the bloc imposed anti-subsidy duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles.