Manitoba Canola Growers (MCGA) is in urgent and regular discussion with our national partners at the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) and Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), as well as Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) and the provincial government on the concerning statement from China’s Ministry of Commerce announcing pending trade investigations from China. With our members focused on harvest and recovering from the recent shutdown of rail transportation, MCGA is actively advocating for farmers to ensure their canola seed has a stable end market, and farmers have stable and ready ability to sell and transport their canola to manage farm expenses.
There are very limited details available at this point, as formal filings with key details have not yet been issued from China. We will continue to work closely with our partners and governments while awaiting further details on the investigation and its potential impact on Canadian canola farmers.
To guide the actions and position of MCGA during our ongoing strategic discussions we are providing daily confidential updates to our board of directors. This ensures that Manitoba farmers are being heard as we take part in numerous meetings including daily canola-sector meetings for sector-wide action planning. We are committed to providing regular updates to our membership when new details arise and are appropriate to share publicly. The Current Issues page on our website will be updated regularly.
We are always open to hearing from our members. If you have any specific concerns regarding this issue that you would like us to consider or potentially bring forward please send them to info@canolagrowers.com. Your input is valuable guidance for developing position statements on this issue.