# China ends ban on Canadian canola amid global shortage of cooking oils - Financial Post

> China ended its three-year ban on two Canadian canola exporters, Richardson and Viterra. The article links the move to a global shortage of cooking oils that may be pushing Beijing to ease geopolitical restrictions. The ban was widely seen as retaliation for Canada's arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.

- Date: 2022-05-19 · published 2022-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China-Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41389-china-ends-ban-on-canadian-canola-amid-global-shortage-of-cooking-oils
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Tight global edible oil supplies give China a stronger need for Canadian canola, which supports oilseed and meal values. Canola meal supplies for feed remain a key watch point.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-10-31 | [China to buy more vegoils and animal feed meals in coming weeks \| Agrifish  \| POST Online Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62632-china-to-buy-more-vegoils-and-animal-feed-meals-in-coming-weeks-agrifish-post.md) | -3.7% | -8.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-11-22 | [Global soybean oil prices continue to rise amid tight supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33253-global-soybean-oil-prices-continue-to-rise-amid-tight-supply.md) | -0.5% | -2.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-04-15 | [Palm oil-based biodiesel exports to China and EU surge in first…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59478-palm-oil-based-biodiesel-exports-to-china-and-eu-surge-in-first.md) | +0.1% | -9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-10 | [India, China seen aggressively buying palm oil in short term, industry expert says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24318-india-china-seen-aggressively-buying-palm-oil-in-short-term-industry-expert-says.md) | +2.1% | +5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-06 | [Short-Term Palm Boost After China Tariff on US Soybeans: Traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65607-short-term-palm-boost-after-china-tariff-on-us-soybeans-traders.md) | -1.4% | -7.1% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/economy/china-ends-ban-on-canadian-canola-amid-a-global-shortage-of-cooking-oils/

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