# Canada-China relations remain a concern in 2020 for the canola industry - CochraneNow: Cochrane, Alberta's latest news, sports, weather, community events.

> Canola exports from Canada remain 50 to 70 percent below normal, with Viterra and Richardson still lacking Chinese licences to ship seed. The Canola Council says producers have shifted to Europe, UAE, Pakistan and Bangladesh and planted less canola as prices fell. Some seed is moving to China but in limited volumes.

- Date: 2020-12-23 · published 2020-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49619-canada-china-relations-remain-a-concern-in-2020-for-the-canola-industry
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent loss of China access keeps Canadian canola seed demand weak and prices depressed, while reduced acreage tightens future supply and could support prices later.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- cochranenow.com: https://www.cochranenow.com/articles/canada-china-relations-remain-a-concern-in-2020-for-the-canola-industry

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