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Canadian farmers shouldn’t look to China for any recovery in canola sales as more stringent quality checks by the Asian country are set to take a heavy toll on imports in coming months.

Overseas purchases by China, the North American country’s top buyer, will drop “significantly” after it stepped up quality inspections on cargoes from Canada, Tang Ke, a department director at the Agriculture Ministry, said on Wednesday.

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Ties between the two nations have deteriorated after Canada detained a Huawei Technologies Co. executive in December at the behest of the U.S., drawing China’s wrath. Since then, China has detained Canadians on national security grounds, and revoked canola import licenses, citing pest infestations.