# The Sprout: Canola concerns worsen with quality of crop uncertain - iPolitics

> Canadian canola quality is uncertain because over 70% of the crop was still in fields in early October, and only 273 samples had been graded by the Canadian Grain Commission compared with 700 last year. Anecdotal reports point to smaller, lower-quality seed after dry weather, following China's abrupt closure of its canola market.

- Date: 2019-10-11 · published 2019-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56543-the-sprout-canola-concerns-worsen-with-quality-of-crop-uncertain-ipolitics
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Possible quality problems and smaller crop size could tighten Canadian canola supplies, but China's closed market limits how much that supports prices.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ipolitics.ca: https://www.ipolitics.ca/2019/10/11/the-sprout-canola-concerns-worsen-with-quality-of-crop-uncertain/

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