# EV tariffs raise Chinese retaliation worries | The Western Producer

> Canada will apply a 100 per cent surtax on Chinese-made electric vehicles effective Oct. 1, 2024, and a 25 per cent surtax on Chinese steel and aluminum effective Oct. 15. The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance is monitoring whether China retaliates against agri-food exports.

- Date: 2024-08-29 · published 2024-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28762-ev-tariffs-raise-chinese-retaliation-worries-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Retaliatory Chinese tariffs or trade restrictions on Canadian canola meal and other agri-food exports would reduce demand for those products and pressure Canadian prices. The threat is still speculative, so the impact is uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/ev-tariffs-raise-chinese-retaliation-worries/

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