# Record shows China prepared to use non-tariff trade barriers - Manitoba Co-operator

> A letter from China's Ministry of Agriculture says it will set import thresholds for rapeseed and rapeseed oil and use non-tariff measures or anti-dumping duties when imports exceed them. Quarantine rules will also be tightened.

- Date: 2019-07-25 · published 2019-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58059-record-shows-china-prepared-to-use-non-tariff-trade-barriers-manitoba-co
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Formal import caps and non-tariff barriers threaten Chinese demand for Canadian and Australian canola, which weighs on canola complex prices.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/news-opinion/news/record-shows-china-prepared-to-use-non-tariff-trade-barriers/

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