# Even as Beijing shuns Canada's canola, Canadian wheat sales to China soar | CBC News

> Canada's share of Chinese wheat imports rose above 60 percent in 2018/19, up from 32 percent the year before, according to a USDA attaché report. The gains came largely at the expense of US and Australian wheat exports to China, which fell sharply. Canadian canola sales to China have meanwhile collapsed amid a diplomatic dispute.

- Date: 2019-08-31 · published 2019-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57707-even-as-beijing-shuns-canada-s-canola-canadian-wheat-sales-to-china-soar-cbc
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting Chinese wheat demand toward Canada removes supply from the US and Australian export pools, which supports world wheat prices. The trade diversion is a key driver of wheat export flows this season.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-09 | [EXCLUSIVE: China buys Canadian, Australian wheat as heat hits crop, traders say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24710-exclusive-china-buys-canadian-australian-wheat-as-heat-hits-crop-traders-say.md) | -0.1% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-19 | [Chinese demand boosting Canadian wheat, barley exports - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64042-chinese-demand-boosting-canadian-wheat-barley-exports-agcanada.md) | +3.7% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-04 | [China top destination for Canadian wheat through two months - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38668-china-top-destination-for-canadian-wheat-through-two-months-agcanada.md) | +7.3% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-22 | [U.S. Weekly Export Sales to China Notable in Wheat, Meats - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14904-u-s-weekly-export-sales-to-china-notable-in-wheat-meats-pro-farmer.md) | -0.2% | -10.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-07 | [China snapping up Canadian grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37281-china-snapping-up-canadian-grains.md) | -1.8% | -8.1% |

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wheat-canola-china-canada-trade-1.5263313

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