# ‘Since the end of December we have not sold a single vessel’: Canadian farmers continue to struggle with China’s ban on exports - The Globe and Mail

> Canadian soybean, canola, pork and beef farmers report almost no sales to China since December, after Beijing retaliated against Canada's detention of a Huawei executive. Farmers are scrambling to find alternative buyers and Ottawa says it will provide support.

- Date: 2019-08-04 · published 2019-08-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57562-since-the-end-of-december-we-have-not-sold-a-single-vessel-canadian-farmers
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The loss of China as a buyer for Canadian oilseeds and meats weighs on domestic prices and pushes exporters toward costlier alternative markets.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-09-24 | [US farmers push for China commitments on imports as Trump and Xi talk trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14547-us-farmers-push-for-china-commitments-on-imports-as-trump-and-xi-talk-trade.md) | -1.9% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2017-05-03 | [Pro-Trump farmers worry they'll lose lucrative GMO corn exports to Mexico if president rolls back NAFTA - Genetic Literacy Project](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70976-pro-trump-farmers-worry-they-ll-lose-lucrative-gmo-corn-exports-to-mexico-if.md) | +0.8% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2022-03-30 | [SOYBEANS: May Have Taken Out Too Much War Premium; Demand Remains Strong — The Hightower Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42370-soybeans-may-have-taken-out-too-much-war-premium-demand-remains-strong-the.md) | -0.7% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2026-07-27 | [Corn and Soybeans Fall on US Weather, Pause in US-Iran Strikes - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8278-corn-and-soybeans-fall-on-us-weather-pause-in-us-iran-strikes-bloomberg.md) | -6.1% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2022-11-28 | [Ahead of the Open \| November 28, 2022 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12216-ahead-of-the-open-november-28-2022-pro-farmer.md) | +0.2% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- theglobeandmail.com: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-the-chinese-ban-on-canadian-agricultural-exports-is-increasingly/

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