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U.S. Tariffs on Canadian Canola Industry Will Have Widespread, Devastating Impacts

February 1, 2025 - Today, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that tariffs of 25 per cent will be applied to imports of a broad range of Canadian goods, including canola seed, oil, and meal, effective February 4, 2025. The U.S. is Canada’s number one market for canola exports and also a market that is highly integrated with the Canadian canola industry. Canola is the single largest contributor to farm crop cash receipts – grown by nearly 40,000 farmers across the country.

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2024 Clubroot Distribution in Saskatchewan

The Government of Saskatchewan released the 2024 Clubroot Distribution Map, identifying the rural municipalities (RMs) where clubroot has been identified since the first Saskatchewan detection in 2008.

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Canola’s contribution to the Canadian economy reaches $43.7 billion

October 16, 2024 - The value of canola to the Canadian economy has more than doubled in the past decade, and now generates an average of $43.7 billion annually, according to a new independent analysis released today by the Canola Council of Canada (CCC).  The canola sector supports an average of 206,000 jobs and $16.3 billion in wages for Canadians from coast to coast.

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Port of Vancouver Strike

A labour disruption at the Port of Vancouver has halted operations, severely impacting Canada’s canola farmers who rely on the port to export 90% of their crop.

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