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Prairie Gates

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4. Pretty good deal for China

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:28 AM

Friday

Canada canola is a miniscule percentage of imports, while getting 45,000 EVs into Canadian market is a big deal.

It probably won't have a noticeable effect on US corn.

The real marker here is not economic but political. The divorce from the US is proceeding apace. Carney is a better dealmaker than Trudeau, in any case.

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This is what smart leaders who aren't beholden to BIG OIL do. Canadian leaders respond to what their people want. Exp Friday #5