
Industry representatives told a Commons committee that non-tariff trade barriers, such as non-scientific sanitary and phytosanitary rules and delays in biotech approvals, are becoming more common as tariffs fall. Canadian Cattlemen's and Canola Growers officials said these barriers create uncertainty for demand and prices.
Growing non-tariff barriers can disrupt export flows for canola and livestock products, adding price uncertainty and widening basis discounts for Canadian producers.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 65 past neutral trade events, Live Cattle moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -0.5% to +1.4%), and +2.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.