Canadian agricultural leaders are sounding the alarm over the growing impact of Chinese tariffs on key exports, warning that the country's farmers and agri-food businesses are facing billions in losses.

This week, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food heard testimony from major industry representatives about the economic fallout from trade restrictions, particularly on canola and peas.

Rick White, President and CEO of the Canadian Canola Growers Association, told committee members that the current situation could be even more damaging than the 2019 canola dispute with China.

"At that point, seed exports to China dropped from $2.8 billion in 2018 to just $800 million in 2019. Even two years later, we hadn’t fully recovered. This time, we’re looking at 5.9 m

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