# Canadian canola exporters look to EU biofuel market

> Canadian canola exporters are looking to the EU biodiesel market to replace lost Chinese sales after China revoked import licenses for two Canadian canola companies. The EU's rapeseed crop is expected to be at a 13-year low, and EU import demand could reach a record 5 million tonnes this season.

- Date: 2019-10-08 · published 2019-10-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56541-canadian-canola-exporters-look-to-eu-biofuel-market
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger EU import demand for rapeseed and biodiesel feedstock could absorb Canadian supplies and support canola prices, though Canada's share of EU imports is small.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2025-02-06 | [To Tariff or Not to Tariff? Unstable Biofuels Market Brings Challenges](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26123-to-tariff-or-not-to-tariff-unstable-biofuels-market-brings-challenges.md) | +1.7% | -2.2% |
| SBO | 2019-01-29 | [EU seeks to soothe U.S. by clearing soybeans for biofuel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60970-eu-seeks-to-soothe-u-s-by-clearing-soybeans-for-biofuel.md) | -0.6% | -0.7% |
| SBO | 2021-12-17 | [Canada. Drought takes big bite out of canola exports 17.12.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43560-canada-drought-takes-big-bite-out-of-canola-exports-17-12-2021-ukragroconsult.md) | +0.6% | +3.7% |
| SBO | 2017-08-24 | [Markets respond to US duties on Argentine and Indonesian biodiesel - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69541-markets-respond-to-us-duties-on-argentine-and-indonesian-biodiesel-biofuels.md) | -1.1% | -1.8% |
| SBO | 2026-07-16 | [Brazil soybean oil exports may exceed forecasts \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18450-brazil-soybean-oil-exports-may-exceed-forecasts-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- ofimagazine.com: https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/canadian-canola-exporters-look-to-eu-biofuel-market

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