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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, December 27, 2025. REUTERS/Darren Calabrese

Canadian prime minister visits China after nearly a decade of tense relations

By Maria Cheng, Reuters January 13, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutes Prime Minister Mark Carney departs for China on Tuesday, where he will discuss trade and international security at a time when Canada faces uncertain relations with the U.S. due to a trade war and annexation threats from President Donald Trump.

Canada, the world’s largest exporter of canola, shipped nearly C$5 billion worth of canola products to China in 2024, about 80 per cent of which were seeds. Photo: Getty Images Plus

News, Reuters

Ahead of Carney visit, China rapeseed meal prices slide near two-week low

By Ella Cao, Naveen Thukral, Reuters January 12, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes China’s most active Zhengzhou rapeseed (canola) meal futures fell on Monday, hovering near their lowest point in more than two weeks, as news of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to China this week boosted sentiment around a potential canola-related deal.

Canadian farmers face hefty Chinese tariffs on canola, peas and pork. Photo: Alexis Stockford

News, Reuters

Carney to visit China next week, spokesperson says

By Reuters January 7, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit China January 13-17, his office said on Wednesday, in what will be the first visit by a Canadian prime minister since 2017.

China’s buying has underpinned Chicago soybean futures in recent weeks, helping the market end 2025 on a positive note. Photo: Getty Images Plus

Markets, Reuters

China buys more US soybeans, total purchases near 10 million tons

By Ella Cao, Naveen Thukral, Reuters January 6, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute China’s state stockpiler Sinograin bought 10 U.S. soybean cargoes this week, three traders told Reuters on Tuesday, as the world’s top buyer continues purchasing from the United States following a late-October trade truce.

Livestock, News, Reuters

China imposes curbs on beef imports to protect domestic industry

By Reuters December 31, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutes China will impose an added 55 per cent tariff on beef imports that exceed quota levels from key supplier countries including Brazil, Australia and the U.S. in a move to protect a domestic cattle industry slowly emerging from oversupply.

Chinese agriculture ministry officials called for an increase in yields of grain and oil crops and an improvement in the self-sufficiency rate of soybean oilseeds. Photo: John Greig

Markets, Reuters

China vows to stabilize grain production, increase soybean oilseed self-sufficiency

By Reuters December 30, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chinese officials have vowed to stabilize grain production and increase soybean oilseed production capacity, readouts of agricultural policy meetings showed on Tuesday, as Beijing seeks to reduce imports and ensure food security.

Markets, News, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Tariffs guide yellow peas in 2025

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 23, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Tariffs were a major influence on Canadian yellow pea prices in 2025, with levies imposed by China and India. The two countries are Canada’s biggest foreign pulse buyers.

The Manitoba Co-operator has covered a vast range of stories in 2025, from the many, many trade impacts farmers were worried about to digital agriculture to cutting edge crop research on the Canadian Prairies. Image: Manitoba Co-operator digital editions

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Manitoba Co-operator top 25 of 2025

By Alexis Stockford December 22, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Manitoba Co-operator is counting down our 25 most popular stories of 2025. Here’s a taste so far, from trade woes to new insight on Manitoba’s wild pig problem

Markets, Reuters

China imports no US soybeans for third month; Argentine arrivals up 634 per cent

By Ella Cao, Lewis Jackson, Reuters December 22, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute China imported no soybeans from the United States for a third straight month in November, as buyers turned to South American supplies amid fears of a shortfall if the trade war with Washington dragged on.

Markets, News, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: No upside for peas until after New Year

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 16, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Prices for green and yellow peas have dropped back across the Prairies over the last week. One of the major downward drivers was the Statistics Canada production report released earlier this month, said Levon Sargsyan of Johnston’s Grain in Calgary.

Daily Network News

Farmers see fertilizer price surge as Iran war blocks exports, threatening losses

OPINION: How the Iran war could create a ‘fertilizer shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming

Farmers expected to boost canola area beyond Statistics Canada intentions report

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Canadian prime minister visits China after nearly a decade of tense relations

Ahead of Carney visit, China rapeseed meal prices slide near two-week low

Carney to visit China next week, spokesperson says

China buys more US soybeans, total purchases near 10 million tons

China imposes curbs on beef imports to protect domestic industry

China vows to stabilize grain production, increase soybean oilseed self-sufficiency

Pulse Weekly: Tariffs guide yellow peas in 2025

Manitoba Co-operator top 25 of 2025

China imports no US soybeans for third month; Argentine arrivals up 634 per cent

Pulse Weekly: No upside for peas until after New Year

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