# Snow creates harvest problems for Canola farmers fighting China ban | Calgary Herald

> Alberta's canola harvest was delayed by heavy snow, with only 71 per cent harvested as of October 29 and as low as 54 per cent in some regions. A northwest Alberta county declared an agricultural disaster. Farmers also face China's continued block on Canadian canola imports.

- Date: 2019-11-07 · published 2019-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56030-snow-creates-harvest-problems-for-canola-farmers-fighting-china-ban-calgary
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Large unharvested acreage cuts available canola supply and supports meal prices, though the China import block limits how far the shortfall can lift export-driven demand.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- calgaryherald.com: https://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/canola-farmers-weary-frustrated-as-snow-hinders-harvest-and-china-ban-drags-on

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