# COVID-19 pandemic could encourage more non-tariff trade barriers | farmnewsNOW

> Cereals Canada's president warned that the COVID-19 pandemic could encourage more non-tariff trade barriers as countries pursue economic nationalism. The article discusses how countries use such measures to avoid trade agreement obligations affecting Canadian grain exports.

- Date: 2020-06-03 · published 2020-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52564-covid-19-pandemic-could-encourage-more-non-tariff-trade-barriers-farmnewsnow
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Rising non-tariff barriers could restrict Canadian grain export flows, adding uncertainty to grain demand but without an immediate price shift.

## Sources

- farmnewsnow.com: https://farmnewsnow.com/2020/06/03/covid-19-pandemic-could-encourage-more-non-tariff-trade-barriers/

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