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The U.S. is about to slap countervailing duties on fresh mushrooms grown in Canada, as Canadian growers warn of broader risks to the farming sector on both sides of the border.

U.S. pointing to agricultural tax exemptions as justification for countervailing duties

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A worker packages mushrooms at the Highline Mushrooms farm in Leamington, Ont., on April 14, 2016. A U.S. Commerce Department fact sheet released this week says that following an investigation, the U.S. government will be hitting Canadian fresh mushrooms with tariffs of between 1.6 and five per cent. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)

The U.S. is about to slap countervailing duties on fresh mushrooms grown in Canada, as Canadian growers warn of broader risks to the farming sector on both sides of the border.

A U.S.…