# Canola School: Unlocking Indo-Pacific demand for canola meal, with new crush capacity on the horizon - RealAgriculture

> Canola crush expansion in Western Canada is expected to add about three million tonnes of canola meal to the market, roughly doubling local meal production. Researchers are courting new feed demand in India, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Southeast Asia to absorb the supply.

- Date: 2023-02-06 · published 2023-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37279-canola-school-unlocking-indo-pacific-demand-for-canola-meal-with-new-crush
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A larger export push for canola meal into Asia adds supply that could pressure canola meal prices unless new demand materializes, while also supporting canola crush economics.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2017-04-06 | [US Agriculture Bets the Farm on Chinese Soy Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71362-us-agriculture-bets-the-farm-on-chinese-soy-demand.md) | +0.9% | +1.4% |
| SBM | 2025-04-09 | [Are China’s tariffs on Canadian canola oil and meal a ruse? \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25073-are-china-s-tariffs-on-canadian-canola-oil-and-meal-a-ruse-the-western-producer.md) | +1.4% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2025-11-14 | [U.S.–China Soybean Deal: Comparing Past Export Levels and Global Market Impacts - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7893-u-s-china-soybean-deal-comparing-past-export-levels-and-global-market-impacts.md) | -3.4% | -8.0% |
| SBM | 2020-12-03 | [Economist’s Angle: The Outlook for Growth in Chinese Soybean Demand - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49647-economist-s-angle-the-outlook-for-growth-in-chinese-soybean-demand-american.md) | -1.3% | +11.5% |
| SBM | 2025-05-19 | [Soybean market changing for North Dakota farmers, but China and tariffs still loom large - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24729-soybean-market-changing-for-north-dakota-farmers-but-china-and-tariffs-still.md) | +0.8% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- realagriculture.com: https://www.realagriculture.com/canola-school/canola-school-unlocking-indo-pacific-demand-for-canola-meal-with-new-crush-capacity-on-the-horizon/

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