# Canola farmers trying to make do without China exports | 980 CJME

> Saskatchewan canola farmers are seeking buyers to replace lost Chinese demand, which China has blocked since spring. The Canola Council says China is one of Canada's most important customers, having imported $4.4 billion of canola products last year, and Canada has formally challenged the ban.

- Date: 2019-10-17 · published 2019-10-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56540-canola-farmers-trying-to-make-do-without-china-exports-980-cjme
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

With China's canola purchases blocked, Canadian canola must find other buyers, which keeps export demand weaker and pressures canola prices.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- cjme.com: https://www.cjme.com/2019/10/17/canola-farmers-trying-to-make-do-without-china-exports/

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