China agrees to suspend tariffs on peas and canola meal through 2028

China will retain zero tariffs on Canadian peas and canola meal until the end of 2028—a full two year extension.

The announcement was made on Wednesday in China while federal trade minister Maninder Sindhu was in the country.

The tariffs on peas and canola meal were lifted in March and it made a big difference in sales. Canola meal more than doubled to $390 million dollars, while pea exports more than tripled to $345 million or in excess of 975-thousand metric tonnes.
Shane Strydhorst farms in north-central Alberta and is the Chair of Pulse Canada.

It took a lot of effort and trips to China to get to this point.

Strydhorst has been in China twice and is leaving this weekend for another trade mission

There will be discussions about the possibility of other types of pulse crop sales to China.

Shane Strydhorst is the Chair of Pulse Canada. There was no mention of canola seed or canola oil on Wednesday. Canola seed currently has a modest 15 per cent duty, while canola oil is 100 percent. Those tariffs could still be addressed later this month when Prime Minister Mark Carney is in China for the APEC Summit.

The Pulse Canada news release is below:

PULSE INDUSTRY WELCOMES TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF TARIFF RELIEF ON CANADIAN PEAS

Extending the suspension of China’s 100% tariff on Canadian peas to the end of 2028 is an important step toward the long-term certainty growers and the entire pulse value chain need.

November 4, 2026 – Winnipeg, MB – Pulse Canada welcomed today’s announcement that Canada and China have agreed to extend the suspension of China’s 100% tariff on Canadian peas by two years, to the end of 2028. The extension was agreed at the Canada–China Joint Economic and Trade Commission (JETC) meeting in Beijing, co-led by the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, and China’s Minister of Commerce, Wang Wentao. It marked the first time the JETC had met at the ministerial level.

Pulse Canada appreciates the efforts of Prime Minister Carney, Minister Sidhu, Minister MacDonald, and the officials who have kept Canada’s engagement with China active and constructive throughout 2026. Following the Prime Minister’s visit to Beijing in January, China suspended the tariff effective March 1, 2026, through to the end of this year. This temporary reprieve allowed Canadian growers and exporters to send over 975,000 MT of peas to China between March and September.

“This extension is welcome news for Canadian pulse growers and for the entire value chain,” said Shane Strydhorst, Chair of Pulse Canada. “When the tariff came off in March, we said our focus would turn to making that access permanent. Two more years of predictable access to China is real progress toward that goal, and we will keep working with government and our customers until the job is done.”

The Canadian pulse sector contributes billions of dollars annually to the national economy and supports tens of thousands of jobs, particularly in rural communities. A longer window of tariff-free access will support the pulse value chain and reinforce Canada’s role as the preferred supplier of pulses to China.

“This is what sustained engagement at the highest level delivers,” said Greg Cherewyk, President of Pulse Canada. “Our members and partners have stayed in front of customers in China and in close contact with officials in Ottawa since day one, and today’s extension reflects that work.”

Pulse Canada looks forward to continued collaboration with federal officials and industry partners to secure the permanent removal of this tariff and to build durable, rules-based trade and long-term market stability.

China agrees to suspend tariffs on peas and canola meal through 2028

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