The Case of Canadian Canola and the Downside Risks from Export Market Concentration
Trade-related headwinds have dire implications for the export-reliant Canadian canola sector.
Canada’s multi-billion-dollar canola industry faces headwinds from ongoing Chinese antidumping duties and uncertainty in Canada-U.S. trade relations. We analyze the economic fallout of ongoing trade disputes and other current market and policy challenges facing Canadian canola, challenges which are also relevant for other export-reliant agricultural commodities facing trade retaliation.
By Farzana Shirin, William Ridley, and Guillaume Lhermie.
Published January 10, 2026.