How Canada can cope with Chinese market access roadblocks to agriculture

Canada should engage China more comprehensively on non-tariff barrier issues that hinder agricultural trade.

China revoked Winnipeg-based Richardson International's registration to export canola seed to the country earlier this month. Canada exported more than $5-billion worth of canola last year, almost half of which was meant for the Chinese market. Flickr photograph courtesy of ceasol

Opinion

BY SHARON ZHENGYANG SUN

March 20, 2019

China’s recent cancellation of Winnipeg-based Richardson International's canola seed registration reminds Canadian businesses, once again, of the unique risks and unpredictability of the Chinese market. As the Canadian Fo...

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