JINHUA, CHINA – JANUARY 13: Workers assemble new energy vehicles at an intelligent factory of electric vehicle enterprise Leapmotor on January 13, 2026 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. Photo: VCG/VCG via Reuters

Electric vehicles remain wild card in China trade deal

Reading Time: 3 minutes Now that U.S. president Donald Trump’s administration has alienated many of the U.S.’s traditional allies — at least when it comes to trade —many of those countries have been moving swiftly to make new trade alliances that exclude the United States. The goal is to establish new reliable and trustworthy trading networks that can, at […] Read more



Pulse Canada is looking forward to the ‘transparent, commercial and meaningful’ trade relationship with China getting back on track. Photo: file

Pea prices respond to China tariff deal

Pulse Canada notes there should be enough time to move old crop peas in a meaningful way before the next crop comes off in August and September

Reading Time: 2 minutes Pea prices have already responded to China trade deal. Pulse Canada unsure if it will lobby Ottawa for compensation.


The Alberta Canola Producers Commission polled 105 growers, with 72 per cent agreeing the Feds should provide compensation. Photo: Getty Images Plus

Canola growers seek tariff compensation

A recent study determined that losses were $2 to $4 billion in 2025-26

Reading Time: 3 minutes The canola sector will be seeking compensation from Ottawa for billions of dollars in damages caused by the trade spat with China.






Mark Carney looks on as he meets the chairman of the standing committee of the National People’s Congress of China Zhao Leji (not pictured), during the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China since 2017, at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

China deal a positive signal for farm policy

Trade agreement is a step in the right direction says Canadian Federation of Agriculture

Reading Time: 2 minutes CFA President Keith Currie said Mark Carney’s trade trips — to China and elsewhere — could be signs of his commitment to securing deals for Canada and a good sign for the agricultural sector.