Canadian farmers had hoped they would be getting a straight refund for tariffs they were forced to pay after the war in Ukraine started in 2022.
In the federal budget for 2023, the Canadian government instead opted to put $34.1 million into the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF).
A spokesperson for minister of agriculture and agri-food Canada told CTV News Windsor that amount is “equivalent” to tariffs collected on fertilizers.
Before the spring cropping season in 2022, Canadian farmers purchased their fertilizer primarily from Russia, one of the worlds’ biggest producers, according to the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO).
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