Pea and canola sector stress urgent action needed to resolve China trade dispute as harvest approaches

'Time is of the essence, and we can't stress that enough,' says Pulse Canada president Greg Cherewyk.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said through an X post on Aug. 14 that Ottawa will 'advance a constructive dialogue with Chinese officials to address our respective trade concerns, while diversifying our trade abroad and supporting our canola producers at home.'The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

August 31, 2025

With this fall's harvest season soon to appear, representatives of Canada’s canola and pulse crop sectors are telling Ottawa that a deal is urgently needed with China, with billions of dollars in domestic crops on the line amid the current trade war.

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