{"id":504831,"date":"2026-02-28T07:59:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T07:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/504831\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T07:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T07:59:29","slug":"china-will-suspend-tariffs-on-some-canadian-agricultural-goods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/504831\/","title":{"rendered":"China will suspend tariffs on some Canadian agricultural goods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Aaron Sousa<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted February 27, 2026 3:58 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/china\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">China\u2019s<\/a> government says it will suspend\u00a0some\u00a0tariffs\u00a0on\u00a0Canadian agricultural goods following a recent\u00a0visit\u00a0by Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/mark-carney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mark\u00a0Carney<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s finance ministry says 100 per cent\u00a0tariffs\u00a0on\u00a0canola\u00a0meal and peas, and a 25 per cent levy\u00a0on\u00a0lobsters and crabs, will not be imposed.<\/p>\n<p>A statement says the announcement, which made no mention of\u00a0canola\u00a0seed\u00a0tariffs, will take effect March 1 and continue through to the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'China drops visa requirement for Canadian tourists, business visitors'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CHINA_OCVO_thumbnail_1280x720_.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0:36<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChina drops visa requirement for Canadian tourists, business visitors\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11709704\/brady-tkachuk-white-house-video\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772265568_741_387a61dfa392114d471125a7d0e08837c6854b3b0add3fa6e1dc56fb9b1298f3.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u2018It\u2019s clearly fake\u2019: Brady Tkachuk unhappy with White House video that insulted Canadians\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11710212\/donald-trump-cuba-takeover\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772265569_284_donald-trump-cuba.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTrump says \u2018maybe we\u2019ll have a friendly takeover of Cuba\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes\u00a0after\u00a0Carney\u00a0met earlier this year with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a\u00a0visit\u00a0that saw the leaders ink a deal\u00a0on\u00a0electric vehicles and\u00a0canola.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The pair agreed\u00a0Canada\u00a0would import up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles each year at a tariff rate of 6.1 per cent in exchange for lower duties\u00a0on\u00a0canola\u00a0seed.<\/p>\n<p>Carney\u2019s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Aaron Sousa The Canadian Press Posted February 27, 2026 3:58 pm 1 min read Descrease article 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