# China set for rapeseed meal shortage after 100% duty on top supplier Canada | Reuters

> Rapeseed meal futures on the Zhengzhou exchange jumped more than 8% after Beijing announced a 100% retaliatory tariff on Canadian rapeseed meal and oil effective March 20. The move raised expectations of a shortage in China. Canada is a top supplier of rapeseed meal to China.

- Date: 2025-03-14 · published 2025-03-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25535-china-set-for-rapeseed-meal-shortage-after-100-duty-on-top-supplier-canada
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Losing Canada as a top supplier tightens China's meal supply, supporting domestic rapeseed meal prices and boosting demand for alternative meal sources such as soymeal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2022-11-15 | [China mulls importing soybean meal from Brazil as supply shortage bites](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38746-china-mulls-importing-soybean-meal-from-brazil-as-supply-shortage-bites.md) | +0.1% | +9.8% |
| SBM | 2020-12-23 | [China’s Soy Imports to Top 100 Million Tons as U.S. Supply Jumps - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49645-china-s-soy-imports-to-top-100-million-tons-as-u-s-supply-jumps-caixin-global.md) | +4.2% | +6.7% |
| SBM | 2019-10-23 | [Chinese Buyers Return to Market for U.S. Soy After Tariff Waivers Granted - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56424-chinese-buyers-return-to-market-for-u-s-soy-after-tariff-waivers-granted-caixin.md) | -1.3% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2020-12-25 | [China's Nov soybean imports from U.S. surge on year after trade deal - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49498-china-s-nov-soybean-imports-from-u-s-surge-on-year-after-trade-deal-markets.md) | +2.9% | +4.6% |
| SBM | 2025-03-20 | [Canadian farmers face two-front trade war as China duties take effect \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25532-canadian-farmers-face-two-front-trade-war-as-china-duties-take-effect-reuters.md) | -1.0% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-set-rapeseed-meal-shortage-after-100-duty-top-supplier-canada-2025-03-14/

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