We Asked Grain Farmers: What’s at Stake For You In this Trade War?

Ontario Grain Growers – Caught in the Crossfire of Canada’s Trade War with the United States and China – Gathered Tuesday at RBC Place In London for Their Annual Spring Meeting.

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Top of mind at the Conference Organized by the Grain Farmers of Ontario Were Looming 25 per cent Us Tariffs on $ 17 Billion Worth of Canadian Grain and Grain Products, Starting April 2, and a 100 per cent Tariff on Canadian Canola Meal, Canola Oil and Peas, Valued at $ 1.7 Billion.

The free press Asked Six Farmers What’s at Stake For They They Ramp Up to get their crops in the Ground.

Leroy Bryan of Brydale Farms in Granton, North of London,
Who Grows Corn, Wheat and Soybeans

Bryan Said America’s Sweeping 25 per hundred Tariffs are “Needless and Unjusified.” The loss of a good relationship with the us is also concern for bryan, who said trust will be hard to rebuild.

“It (Tariffs) doesn’t seem to make any sense. It’s going to harm booth sides and it’s frustrating. And the benefits, there just Aren’t Any,” He Said. “It takes a long time to build those relationshipships. And the trust is not going to be here going forward, which is a very sad to have taken place.”

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As for How the Tariffs Could Affect His Farm Operations, Bryan Said They Could Cause a Loss of Income, Increase Risks to the Grain Markets and “Hurt Badly” The Younger Generation of Farmers who Might Not Be as Prepared for Uncertainty.

Brian Hyland of Hylander Farmers in Essex,
Who Grows Corn, Wheat and Soybeans and Raises Beef Cattle

Hyland Said Looming Tariffs are “Concerning, with a lot of unknowns,” Which has led him to stop all investment in the stock market and buy more land instead.

“” “Land Will Never Disappear… We can Always work the land and have a business to work, we hope, ”he said. “” “I definitely won’t tap into that (funding) unless i really have to. We make Making Only Improvements We Replacement Parts. Keep Things Moving, But Nothing New On The Horizon. ”

“I’m not going to be spending any money on capital improvresses Until I Know where I am in this Changing World.”

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Brad Podolinsky of Podolinsky Farms in Alvinston,
Who Grows Corn and Soybeans

Podolinsky Said “If Tariffs Disappear would be really Nice,” But if they are implemented THINGS COULD GET “Uglier and Uglier,” Resulting in Increased Costs and Lower Grain Sales.

“This Year i’m not as worrried, but if it keeps persisting, Next Year will be Definitely a Difficult Year,” He Said. “” “We Already Pre-Bought A Lot of Stuff Like Seeds and Fertilizers… But 2026 COULD Be a Different Story. ”

Tight Profit Margins, if “There are any to capitali on,” Podolinsky Said, are a major source of concern. “There may not be anything left at the end of the day for us.”

Matt Lennan of Lennan Farms in Lambton County,
Who Grows Corn, Soybeans and Wheat

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Lennan Said He’s Guaranteed for this Year’s Crops With Pre-Bough Seeds and Fertilizers and Crops contract ahead of Time.

“But if this tariff Issue Keeps Going for Another Few Years, It’s Definitely Going to Be Harder to Be Able to Lock in Long Term,” He Said. “Like the Higher Cost of Inputs, and then if the crop price keeps dropping… It’ll make the margins a lot tighter. But i think it’s really notothing you can’t control.

As for How the Financial Pressures Could Impact His Business Long Term, Lennan Said He Might Not Be Able to Live Off The Farm. “We Might have to resort to trying to find other sources of incom, something like that, to try to cover each. ”

Burton McKinlay of McKinlay Farms in Thamesville,
Who Grows Wheat, Corn and Soybeans

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MCKINLAY SAID There will be “some pain” with the upcoming tariffs, but he believes canada will look different and perhaps stronger depending on how the country responds.

“It’s going to Hurt the PocketBook No Matter What Becaus We Putting Tariffs On Them, They Putting Tariffs on Us, So Prices Will Go Up,” He Said. “Those are All Kinds of Things we don ot know about and we just sitting back and watching what it will be.

Ken Dawson of Ken Dawson Farms at the Chatham-Kent-Essex Border,
Who Grows Planter Wheat, Soybeans and Corn

Dawson Said He Sold All His Soybeans in Storage Last Week due to the Ucertainty of Tariffs.

“I’m very concerned. I Don’t Know What the Hell’s Going to Happen,” He Said. “” “And Nobody Knows What Trump’s Going to Do Tomorrow or Even Next Hour. So How can you plan ahead? How are you going to do it? ”

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