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Wednesday, 16 April 2025

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Government Announcements

March 22 – Government of Canada announces support for agricultural sector following the imposition of tariffs by China. The agriculture sector is experiencing multiple challenges, including the tariffs imposed by China, trade uncertainty with the United States, and other risks like animal disease. To help our hard-working producers get through these challenges the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development announced supports for the agricultural sector through AgriStability. The additional proposed supports include increasing the compensation rate from 80% to 90% and doubling the current payment cap to $6 million for the 2025 program year. For more information, click here.