# Despite beef breakthrough, hurdles remain to end Chinese ban on canola

> China lifted its four-month ban on Canadian beef and pork after a swine flu outbreak drove up domestic pork demand. Canadian officials say the canola ban, which covers two major producers, is more complicated and has no timeline for resolution. A swine flu-driven drop in Chinese hog numbers could also reduce demand for canola meal.

- Date: 2019-11-07 · published 2019-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56028-despite-beef-breakthrough-hurdles-remain-to-end-chinese-ban-on-canola
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Continued restrictions on Canadian canola limit China's purchases of canola meal, while fewer Chinese pigs cut the feed demand that supports meal use.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- thestarphoenix.com: https://thestarphoenix.com/business/despite-beef-breakthrough-hurdles-remain-to-end-chinese-ban-on-canola/

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