# Canola farmers feel forgotten amid trade war, ongoing Chinese tariffs | CBC News

> Western Canadian canola farmers say China's 100% tariffs on Canadian canola oil and meal, imposed in March, leave them uncertain about planting. Canola prices dropped sharply after the tariffs were announced before recovering in recent weeks. Canada exports about 90% of its canola production.

- Date: 2025-04-15 · published 2025-04-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11669-canola-farmers-feel-forgotten-amid-trade-war-ongoing-chinese-tariffs-cbc-news
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff uncertainty on Canadian canola meal and oil reduces China's demand for Canadian product, pressuring canola meal prices and encouraging buyers to source from other origins.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/canola-farmers-feel-forgotten-tariffs-trade-war-1.7510283

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