Canola farmers await final word from China
Canola farmers in Saskatchewan could be facing a cash crunch if new restrictions on canola exports to China are allowed to see the light of day.
The Chinese government has given Canada until Thursday to cut the level of dockage in its deliveries of the crop from two and a half to one per cent. Dockage refers to the extra material such as weeds and seeds from other crops.
Norm Hall, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, said if the federal government agrees to the terms, farmers in Saskatchewan would face higher costs.
“The grain companies will have to clean the canola even further which means more canola losses because they won’t be able to clean out just the dockage,” he said.