{"id":414597,"date":"2026-01-17T04:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T04:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/414597\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T04:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T04:46:16","slug":"it-was-about-time-saskatchewan-producers-welcome-canada-china-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/414597\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It was about time\u2019: Saskatchewan producers welcome Canada-China deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saskatchewan producers are welcoming Canada\u2019s new trade deal<\/a> with China, saying it\u2019s likely to provide some relief for the province\u2019s agriculture industry.<\/p>\n

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Farmers in Saskatchewan<\/a> woke to the news that the federal government reached a deal with Bejing early Friday morning to slash tariffs<\/a> on a number of Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for China dropping duties on agriculture products.<\/p>\n

China will lower tariffs on Canadian canola<\/a> seed to a combined rate of approximately 15 per cent from 84 per cent by March 1.<\/p>\n

Canada also expects canola meal, lobsters, crabs and peas to no longer be subject to Chinese \u201canti-discrimination\u201d tariffs from March to at least the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Canada imposed a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles and a 25 per cent import tax on steel and aluminum over the last two years.<\/p>\n

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Last year, China responded by hitting Canada with a 100 per cent tariff on various agricultural products, including canola oil and peas, plus a 25 per cent levy on pork and seafood products. The country has also imposed a 76 per cent tariff on Canadian canola seed,\u00a0though the prime minister\u2019s office said that figure was closer to 84 per cent when combined with other duties in place.<\/p>\n

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Bill Prybylski, the president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, said the deal is a \u201cgood start\u201d for growers.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom a producer\u2019s perspective, this is just positive news,\u201d said Prybylski, adding the deal comes at an ideal time for farmers looking to get an idea of how much to plant this spring.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt just gives producers some comfort that if they put the canola seeds in the ground and get some decent yields, that there will be an opportunity to realize a profit from our canola crops,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Chris Davison, president and CEO of the Canola Council of Canada, shares similar sentiments to Prybylski that the deal boosts confidence among local canola growers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really about providing that predictability and confidence going forward that there\u2019s going to be some more outlets, some more demand signals for the crop that farmers are producing,\u201d said Davison.<\/p>\n

But while the deal addresses tariffs on canola meal and seeds, the deal made no mention of canola oil, which is subject to a 100 per cent tariff.<\/p>\n

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According to Prybylski, the remaining tariffs on canola oil can affect the price of the other canola products.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the crushers aren\u2019t able to generate a profit from the oil, they\u2019re not willing to pay maybe as much for the seed when they buy it from the producers. So it all it all does eventually affect the producers,\u201d said Prybylski.<\/p>\n

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Canadian pork was also left out of the deal, which is facing a 25 per cent duty.<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan is the fourth largest producer of pork in Canada, according to Sask Pork.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t hit a home run in the first meeting, but we\u2019re building on this and hopefully we\u2019ll see a lot of positive and good traction in the next few months,\u201d said Steve Seto, Sask Pork communications and marketing director.<\/p>\n

Premier Scott Moe was in the room where the deal happened and tells Global News that the talks were positive and collaborative.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only does this restore trade that was existing but it definitely provides a very foundation for us (to) build additional trade opportunities with not only a country like China, but many Asian countries in the area,\u201d Moe said.<\/p>\n

While producers are soaking in the optimism of the deal, they stress that they will be keeping a close watch on its longevity and the work to be done to get the rest of the agricultural tariffs either lessened or removed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s clearly more work to do to make sure that these measures that are put in place are complete and are on an ongoing or a permanent basis,\u201d said Davison.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re gonna be working to do moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014with files from the Canadian Press<\/p>\n

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