# China Quietly Buys Canadian Crops | Feed & Grain

> Chinese buyers have continued purchasing Canadian farm products despite the canola dispute. Canada shipped 1.9 million tonnes of wheat to China in the crop year through June, up 92% year on year. Canola oil and meal shipments continue at slightly lower volumes, while canola seed shipments fell 22%.

- Date: 2020-12-01 · published 2020-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49615-china-quietly-buys-canadian-crops-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Diversion of Chinese demand toward wheat and canola products supports Canadian wheat and meal flows while canola seed remains constrained, keeping canola seed prices under pressure relative to processed products.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-07 | [China snapping up Canadian grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37281-china-snapping-up-canadian-grains.md) | -1.8% | -8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-04 | [Grain Exports to China Continue Rising \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48471-grain-exports-to-china-continue-rising-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.2% | +11.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-09 | [EXCLUSIVE: China buys Canadian, Australian wheat as heat hits crop, traders say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24710-exclusive-china-buys-canadian-australian-wheat-as-heat-hits-crop-traders-say.md) | -0.1% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-16 | [Feedgrain Focus: Barley lifts on China demand - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12477-feedgrain-focus-barley-lifts-on-china-demand-grain-central.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-07 | [Good news for Canadian grains: high demand, rail backlog cleared - Top Crop ManagerTop Crop Manager](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53681-good-news-for-canadian-grains-high-demand-rail-backlog-cleared-top-crop.md) | -0.2% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/news/15394967/china-quietly-buys-canadian-crops

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