# COMMENTARY | Left off the list: Canada misses out on agricultural trade opportunities in China Canada West FoundationCanada West Foundation

> A CWF commentary says China expanded its list of countries permitted to export grains and fodder, adding 10 grain and tuber items. It warns Canada faces more competition in soybeans, including from new suppliers and U.S. Phase One purchase commitments.

- Date: 2021-02-09 · published 2021-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48615-commentary-left-off-the-list-canada-misses-out-on-agricultural-trade
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded Chinese import sourcing and U.S. purchase commitments may divert demand from Canadian exports, a bearish factor for Canadian grain and soy.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-07-08 | [The Soybean Shift: How China’s Diversification Fuels Opportunities in Alternative Proteins](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23867-the-soybean-shift-how-china-s-diversification-fuels-opportunities-in.md) | -3.4% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2025-03-04 | [China announces new duties on US agricultural imports as US tariffs take effect - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8147-china-announces-new-duties-on-us-agricultural-imports-as-us-tariffs-take-effect.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2018-03-23 | [Trade Conflict Hits Agriculture Commodities - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65863-trade-conflict-hits-agriculture-commodities-wsj.md) | +1.5% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2016-11-18 | [Trump's tough talk on China risks impacting agriculture and food trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73818-trump-s-tough-talk-on-china-risks-impacting-agriculture-and-food-trade.md) | +5.7% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2024-12-09 | [Tariffs, competition cloud future of China ag exports \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14699-tariffs-competition-cloud-future-of-china-ag-exports-agri-pulse-communications.md) | -0.6% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- cwf.ca: https://cwf.ca/research/publications/left-off-the-list-canada-misses-out-on-agricultural-trade-opportunities-in-china/

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