# Help on way for canola farmers, but no ‘simple answer’ when it comes to replacing Chinese demand - Financial Post

> Canada's federal government raised Advance Payments Program loan limits for farmers to help canola growers hit by China's seed import bans. Trade Minister Jim Carr also plans a canola trade mission to Japan and South Korea in June.

- Date: 2019-05-01 · published 2019-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59069-help-on-way-for-canola-farmers-but-no-simple-answer-when-it-comes-to-replacing
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Farm financial support keeps growers marketing and planting, but it does not restore Chinese demand, so canola export prices remain pressured by lost access to the largest buyer.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/economy/help-on-way-for-canola-farmers-but-no-simple-answer-when-it-comes-to-replacing-chinese-demand/

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