# The Sprout: China's reasoning for lifting meat ban in two-fold, Bibeau says - iPolitics

> Canada's agriculture minister said China lifted its beef and pork ban partly because of a domestic shortage caused by African swine fever and partly because of improved relations. She could not give a timeline for lifting the canola ban, and Canada is working through WTO consultations and market diversification.

- Date: 2019-11-08 · published 2019-11-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56032-the-sprout-china-s-reasoning-for-lifting-meat-ban-in-two-fold-bibeau-says
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Reopened Chinese demand for Canadian pork supports hog and feed-grain demand, while the unresolved canola ban keeps oilseed meal exports constrained.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-08-02 | [China's Soybean Stockpile Surge: Implications for U.S. Export Season - Benison Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12104-china-s-soybean-stockpile-surge-implications-for-u-s-export-season-benison-media.md) | -2.2% | -9.6% |
| HOGS | 2017-11-23 | [China's pig farmers go north, upending world's top meat, grain market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67972-china-s-pig-farmers-go-north-upending-world-s-top-meat-grain-market.md) | +0.6% | +3.3% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-07 | [Robust Exports Helped Lift Pork Prices in Q1, Will that Hold in the Spring and Summer? - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30398-robust-exports-helped-lift-pork-prices-in-q1-will-that-hold-in-the-spring-and.md) | -0.3% | +1.6% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-13 | [China adds some US farm products for additional tariff exemption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56923-china-adds-some-us-farm-products-for-additional-tariff-exemption.md) | -2.4% | -0.3% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-16 | [China buys $67 million Worth of U.S. Soybeans as Trade War Eases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56927-china-buys-67-million-worth-of-u-s-soybeans-as-trade-war-eases.md) | -5.6% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- ipolitics.ca: https://www.ipolitics.ca/2019/11/08/the-sprout-chinas-reasoning-for-lifting-meat-ban-in-two-fold-bibeau-says/

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