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Highwood MLA Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, RJ Sigurdson, is warning of serious consequences for Alberta’s agriculture industry after China announced new tariffs on Canadian canola imports.
The 75.8 per cent preliminary tariff, announced Tuesday (Aug. 12), comes on top of existing 100 per cent tariffs on canola oil, canola oil cake, and peas.
In a statement earlier this week, Sigurdson took aim at the federal government's 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum.
"Alberta’s farmers, ranchers and processors did not create this situation, yet they are paying the price."
He called on Ottawa to engage with China to resolve the trade dispute "before more livelihoods are lost."
China is Alberta’s second-largest agricultural export market, worth $2.4 billion in 2024, with canola, peas, and pork accounting for $1.7 billion of that trade.