Canada Canola Farmers Squeezed By Trade Wars On Two Fronts

Canola plants sprout in a field in Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada, in May 2023. The province is the largest producer of canola in the country (Credit: AFP)

To sow or not to sow? Canola farmers in Canada's vast western Prairies region have found themselves in the crossfire of trade wars with both the United States and China.

"We have two economic superpowers of the world having a trade war with us at the same time," Rick White, head of the Canadian Canola Growers Association, told AFP.