# Dockage demand threatens trade | The Western Producer

> USDA says China still enforces a restrictive 1% dockage requirement on Canadian canola imports, even though access was restored in May for Viterra and Richardson International. The agency expects Canadian exporters to ship to China only as a last resort.

- Date: 2022-09-22 · published 2022-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39543-dockage-demand-threatens-trade-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The dockage barrier keeps Chinese canola demand well below historical levels, which weighs on Canadian canola export prices and supports more supply for domestic crushers.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/dockage-demand-threatens-trade/

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