# Commodity groups cast watchful eye on Canada-China trade - Manitoba Co-operator

> Canadian agricultural groups say the Canada-China diplomatic spat has not yet affected farm exports, though they are watching for possible trade retaliation. The Canola Council and others recall the 2019 canola import block that followed the Meng Wanzhou arrest.

- Date: 2023-05-18 · published 2023-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35921-commodity-groups-cast-watchful-eye-on-canada-china-trade-manitoba-co-operator
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

China is the largest importer of Canadian canola, so any renewed blockage would tighten canola supply to China and could shift demand toward other oilseed origins.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/news-opinion/news/commodity-groups-cast-watchful-eye-on-canada-china-trade/

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