Moe met with Trade and Export Development Minister Warren Kaeding and Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Heath MacDonald, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Kody Blois, at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Agriculture building. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)

By CKOM

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Sask. stands united with canola producers amid Chinese tariffs

Aug 21, 2025 | 5:00 PM

Premier Scott Moe met with provincial canola stakeholders and agriculture ministers Thursday to address the recent tariffs imposed by China on provincial canola exports in Saskatoon. They called on the federal government to take “quick, meaningful action” to resolve the current situation.

Moe met with Trade and Export Development Minister Warren Kaeding and Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Heath MacDonald, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Kody Blois, at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Agriculture building.

“The Government of Saskatchewan condemns China’s punitive tariffs on canola, which directly impact Saskatchewan families,” Moe said in a news release. “This is an urgent situation for Saskatchewan producers and we must work together to find immediate solutions.”

Earlier this month, the Chinese government imposed a 76 per cent tariff on Canadian canola exports—on top of existing tariffs on canola oil and meal. These measures are widely seen as retaliatory, following Canada’s decision to place tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

CKOM’s Lara Fomoniff posted about the meeting.

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The news conference had now begun . 3 pts from @PremierScottMoe – says he will be in China in the next 2 weeks, PM and fed ag min. Will meet with China’s president, the PM and Jinping will meet, Moe says if tariffs go on, province will have to help. @CKOMNews @CJMENews pic.twitter.com/RdkWHXQeQb
— Lara Fominoff (@LaraFominoff) August 21, 2025

“Saskatchewan is one of the largest canola producers in the world, supporting thousands of jobs and driving economic growth across Canada,” Moe added. “As a province that exports nearly 70 per cent of everything we produce, we will continue to champion free and fair global trade.”

“Farmers are being used as a pawn in the current geo-political environment. Unprecedented market closure amidst an already stressful time of year has a compounding adverse effect on farmers,” SaskOilseeds Chair Dean Roberts said. “Today’s dialogue with government leaders centered on practical solutions that could be activated to support farmers’ livelihood in the short-term.”

Premier Scott Moe is determined to travel to China to talk canola tariffs, and he’s hoping that a federal delegation will come along as well.

The premier also said he would be travelling to China, and he’s planning on “opening discussions” with the federal government to join him.

“To join and go together, and we would be there in support of the federal government, negotiating an end to the canola tariffs that we have,” he said.

The province has had a trade office in China for the last eight years, and Moe talked about fostering and advancing relationships with Xi Jinping, China’s president.

“Saskatchewan is the obvious advocate, and the obvious province to support the federal government in starting these discussions on how we can have a more free and open access to the Chinese market for the canola products, yes, but also peas, as well as seafood and pork,” Moe said.

“It needs to start somewhere, and we’re suggesting it starts on the ground in China with our federal government, and we’re there to support them every step of the way.”

— With more to come