{"id":207278,"date":"2019-03-28T01:53:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T05:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=207278"},"modified":"2019-03-28T01:53:44","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T05:53:44","slug":"china-ratchets-up-pressure-on-canada-by-suspending-another-canola-exporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/03\/28\/china-ratchets-up-pressure-on-canada-by-suspending-another-canola-exporter\/","title":{"rendered":"China ratchets up pressure on Canada by suspending another canola exporter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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China — a major market for Canadian canola that accounts for about 40 per cent of Canada’s exports of canola seed, oil and meal — is the sole country to raise a technical issue with the product. (Shutterstock photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BEIJING — China says it suspended a second major Canadian canola exporter over alleged safety concerns as the diplomatic row between the two countries deepens further following the detention of a top Chinese telecom executive.<\/p>\n

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said today that China’s actions were \u201cscientific and reasonable.\u201d<\/p>\n

But, he added that Canada should \u201ctake practical measures to correct the mistakes it made earlier\u201d in dealing with the overall relationship.<\/p>\n

China suspended the licence of canola seeds from Viterra Inc. on Tuesday, citing hazardous organisms in shipments.<\/p>\n

The latest punitive measure is a blow to $2 billion worth of exports and is widely seen as retaliation for Canada’s December arrest of Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei’s founder, at the behest of the United States.<\/p>\n

China halted imports from Canada’s other major canola exporter, Richardson International Ltd., earlier this month due to hazardous organisms allegedly found in the company’s product.<\/p>\n

Canadian farmers say the moves have left them facing uncertainty just ahead of the planting season, which begins in mid- to late-April for many farmers. \u201cThere is a lot of confusion amongst farmers about what is able to be exported,\u201d said David Quist, executive director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers.<\/p>\n

The Canola Council of Canada said all of its members have reported that Chinese importers are unwilling to purchase their products.<\/p>\n

Both wheat and canola groups have called on the government to send a delegation to China to address the issue.<\/p>\n

China — a major market for Canadian canola that accounts for about 40 per cent of Canada’s exports of canola seed, oil and meal — is the sole country to raise a technical issue with the product.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned the possibility of sending a delegation during a stop in Winnipeg on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that the canola produced here in Canada is top quality, and the oversight, inspection and science that surrounds what we do here is top-notch and world-class, and that is certainly something that we are going to continue to impress upon … our Chinese interlocutors on this issue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

— With files from The Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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