What are grain marketing advisory services?

Help with pricing and selling grain: brokers who execute trades, full-service advisors who build a plan with you, newsletters, and sell-signal reports.

What is the difference between a grain broker and a grain marketing advisor?

A broker executes futures and options trades and is often paid per trade. An advisor helps you decide what and when to sell; some execute, some don't. Klarenbach doesn't.

What is a good alternative to a broker's grain marketing newsletter?

An independent service that takes no commissions, gives clear sell signals, and covers your crops.

Is there an alternative to big US farm publications for Prairie crops?

Yes. Look for analysis that covers canola, CWRS, durum and pulses directly. The Klarenbach Grain Report and Special Crops Report do.

Does Klarenbach execute trades or take commissions?

No to both. You sell through your own elevator or buyer.

How much does Klarenbach cost?

Each report is $157.50 a month or $1,575 a year, or $2,625 a year for both, CAD plus tax, with a free 30-day trial. Portfolio Consulting has no public price.

Will an advisory service get me a better price?

No one can promise that. Klarenbach does not guarantee positive returns, and the decisions stay yours.

What Happens When China's Tariff Break on Canola Meal and Peas Ends Dec. 31?

Trent Klarenbach

October 12, 2026

Canola field in bloom, Klarenbach Grain Report

October 12, 2026

China's suspension of its 100% tariffs on Canadian canola meal and peas runs out on December 31, 2026, and Beijing hasn't said whether it will extend it. More than $2 billion a year in Canadian exports is riding on the answer. A signal could come around the APEC summit in Shenzhen on November 18 and 19.

By Trent Klarenbach, BSA AgEc, PAg, founder and lead analyst, Klarenbach Research

The tariff break has an end date

In March 2025, China put 100% tariffs on Canadian canola oil, canola meal and peas, plus 25% tariffs on some pork and seafood. After Prime Minister Mark Carney met President Xi Jinping in January 2026, China suspended the 100% tariffs on canola meal and peas, along with the 25% tariffs on lobster and crab, from March 1 through December 31, 2026.

The 100% tariff on canola oil stayed in place. So did the 25% tariffs on pork and most other seafood.

Beijing hasn't said what comes next

Beijing still hasn't said whether it will extend the deal or let the tariffs come back. Unless the arrangement is changed, the suspended tariffs would apply again after December 31.

More than $2 billion a year in Canadian exports of these products is riding on the decision, according to The Globe and Mail. The next big chance for an answer is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen on November 18 and 19, where Carney is expected to meet Xi. A Canada-China trade commission meeting expected near the end of October could help set the table.

Why it matters for Prairie peas and canola

Alberta Pulse Growers say Chinese pea imports were slow to start 2026 but turned sharply higher once the tariffs on Canadian peas were removed. This fall, China and India are both in the market for Canadian peas, so a tariff snapback would take one of those two buyers out of the picture.

Canola meal is the part of the crushed seed that goes into livestock feed, and China has been an important market for it. A return to a 100% tariff would make Canadian meal much harder to sell there.

A question to ask before pricing early-2027 delivery

If you're pricing delivery for early 2027, ask your buyer how they're handling the risk that the tariffs come back. It's a fair question to ask before you sign.