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Jan
Ottawa (Rajeev Sharma): China has begun moving swiftly to resume imports of Canadian canola and beef following a recent agreement between Ottawa and Beijing to reduce trade tariffs, Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa, MacDonald confirmed that a Chinese importer has placed an order for 60,000 metric tonnes of Canadian canola seed. He also said a Canadian company is preparing to ship its first consignment of beef to China as early as next week. This marks the first time China has agreed to purchase Canadian canola seed and beef since trade restrictions were…