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As China launches anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports, Saskatchewan calls on feds to ‘resolve this issue quickly’

‘In Saskatchewan, agriculture is a major economic driver and a sector highly dependent on exports,’ the province’s agriculture and trade ministers wrote. ‘We are disappointed that once again Saskatchewan will be negatively impacted by Chinese retaliation.’

Saskatchewan says the federal government must act quickly to resolve a brewing trade dispute with China that could lead to costly new tariffs on Canadian canola.

David Marit, the province’s agriculture minister, and Saskatchewan Trade Minister Jeremey Harrison wrote a letter on Tuesday to their federal colleagues expressing concerns with China launching an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola, and demanding a swift response from Ottawa to avoid any economic fallout.

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