# Renewed calls for farm aid get louder - Manitoba Co-operator

> Canadian farm groups are pressing Ottawa for more support after China cut canola seed imports and COVID-19 hit demand. The Canadian Canola Growers Association is seeking higher AgriStability reference margins and a government-mandated increase in biofuel blending.

- Date: 2020-05-07 · published 2020-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53092-renewed-calls-for-farm-aid-get-louder-manitoba-co-operator
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Calls for a biofuel mandate could eventually add domestic canola demand, but no policy decision has been made, so the near-term price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/news-opinion/news/renewed-calls-for-farm-aid-get-louder/

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