Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — Amidst lingering tariff threats, Pulse Canada president Greg Cherewyk said his organization and his counterparts in the United States will continue to advocate for fair trade.
Hours before the U.S. was to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports, President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 3 those tariffs would be delayed until March. Canada and Mexico planned to implement retaliatory tariffs, but put theirs on hold as well.
Meanwhile, the U.S. subjected imported Chinese goods to 10 per cent tariffs on Feb. 4, to which China responded with levies on U.S. goods.
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In a statement, Cherewyk said Canadian and American pulse and special crop producers have benefitted from trade across the North American market, resulting in a North American pulse supply chain which has grown the pulse sectors in both nations.
“While we are closely monitoring the impact of tariffs on our sector, we know that predictable, fair and equitable trade benefits all farmers in North America. That’s a message we’re aligned on with our industry partners in the United States, and that’s the message we continue to take to governments on both sides of the border,” Cherewyk said.
From January to November 2024, Canada exported C$42.30 million worth of lentils to the U.S., according to Statistics Canada. In addition, C$22.87 million worth of chickpeas, C$43.07 million worth of peas and C$209.24 million worth of soybeans were exported into the U.S.
