# Canola crush capacity use back to normal | The Western Producer

> Canadian canola crushers say capacity utilization fell to 65% after China's tariffs but has recovered to about 90%, near normal. Crush capacity is set to expand to 15 million tonnes in 2026, driven mainly by biofuel demand.

- Date: 2025-12-02 · published 2025-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21446-canola-crush-capacity-use-back-to-normal-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Higher crush supports demand for canola meal and oil, but the loss of Chinese export outlets keeps meal supply heavy, a mixed price signal.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2023-11-17 | [U.S. goes on canola oil buying spree \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33174-u-s-goes-on-canola-oil-buying-spree-the-western-producer.md) | +1.2% | -1.6% |
| SBO | 2021-03-04 | [Cargill to boost U.S. soy crush capacity, plant efficiency as food, biofuel demand rises \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48145-cargill-to-boost-u-s-soy-crush-capacity-plant-efficiency-as-food-biofuel-demand.md) | +9.6% | +10.1% |
| SBO | 2026-08-25 | [Can the US Quit Canada's Canola Oil? \| the deep dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6514-can-the-us-quit-canada-s-canola-oil-the-deep-dive.md) | +8.1% | +2.0% |
| SBO | 2021-02-01 | [Canola: Canada sold out 6 months before the next](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48616-canola-canada-sold-out-6-months-before-the-next.md) | +3.4% | +14.3% |
| SBO | 2018-10-08 | [Chinese demand for Brazilian soy leaves biodiesel producers without feedstock  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62413-chinese-demand-for-brazilian-soy-leaves-biodiesel-producers-without-feedstock.md) | -0.1% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/canola-crush-capacity-use-back-to-normal/

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