On August 5, Saudi Arabia suspended new trade and investment with Canada after the North American country's foreign ministry urged Riyadh to release arrested civil rights activists.
Saudi Arabia also expelled the Canadian ambassador and recalled its own ambassador from Canada.
Since then, on August 7, Saudi's main state wheat buying agency told grains exporters it will no longer buy Canadian wheat and barley in its international tenders.
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