With trade tensions high between Canada and the United States, China has stepped in and raised its own issues with Canada.
Host of RealAg Radio Shaun Haney spoke with RFD-TV’s own Suzanne Alexander on the Chinese tariffs, Canadian response, and farm group reactions.
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