# Tariff wars : When Canada faced becoming the  45th State

> An article revisits the history of Canada facing the prospect of becoming the 45th US state during the tariff disputes. The piece is retrospective commentary on trade tensions.

- Date: 2026-10-24 · published 2026-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/734-tariff-wars-when-canada-faced-becoming-the-45th-state
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Broader US-Canada tariff tensions can affect cross-border agricultural trade, but this retrospective piece reports no new measures or price moves.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2020-05-13 | [Farmers replace barley with wheat, oats after China tariff shock \| Countryman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53182-farmers-replace-barley-with-wheat-oats-after-china-tariff-shock-countryman.md) | -1.6% | -2.3% |
| OATS | 2025-02-05 | [U.S. tariffs would affect Canadian crops differently \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26000-u-s-tariffs-would-affect-canadian-crops-differently-the-western-producer.md) | -5.6% | +3.0% |
| OATS | 2025-06-09 | [Tariffs, heat, high stakes: how to navigate the grain market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24268-tariffs-heat-high-stakes-how-to-navigate-the-grain-market.md) | +0.9% | +3.3% |
| OATS | 2025-04-09 | [Ashley Thompson, CEO of the Chicago-based overnight oats brand Mush, is preparing for the day her key ingredient, the oats she’s sourced from Canada for years, will face extreme volatility in the… \| Forbes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25175-ashley-thompson-ceo-of-the-chicago-based-overnight-oats-brand-mush-is-preparing.md) | +3.9% | +12.1% |
| OATS | 2021-04-22 | [Customers snap up Canadian oats \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47662-customers-snap-up-canadian-oats-the-western-producer.md) | +1.8% | -9.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-11-07 | [Wheat: Bears dominate: US wheat prices fall despite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8218-wheat-bears-dominate-us-wheat-prices-fall-despite.md) | +0.7% | +0.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2016-12-15 | [United States Challenges Chinese Grain Tariff Rate Quotas for Rice, Wheat, and Corn \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73335-united-states-challenges-chinese-grain-tariff-rate-quotas-for-rice-wheat-and.md) | +2.2% | +12.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-12-02 | [Wheat wilts in the face of harvest selling pressure \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6646-wheat-wilts-in-the-face-of-harvest-selling-pressure-stock-journal-sa.md) | -4.7% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- wellandtribune.ca: https://www.wellandtribune.ca/life/niagara-region/brian-narhi-history-column-tariffs-canada-us-annexation/article_f1f27623-eb7b-5fae-a88a-664312fccb7f.html

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