# Canola meal found to be key methionine source

> A University of California-Davis study of 530 early-lactation Holstein cows found that Canadian canola meal supported high milk production, partly due to the methionine it supplies. Replacing canola meal with soybean meal reduced milk yields in the study.

- Date: 2019-05-23 · published 2019-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59412-canola-meal-found-to-be-key-methionine-source
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Evidence that canola meal is a key methionine source supports its value in dairy rations, which could help demand for canola meal in California, though the study has no direct price shock.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-08-20 | [Canola crush growth hinges on meal, not just oil \| New England Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6508-canola-crush-growth-hinges-on-meal-not-just-oil-new-england-times.md) | +4.6% | +11.2% |
| SBM | 2022-05-13 | [Argentine farmers swap cereal crops for soyabeans in bid to counter…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14034-argentine-farmers-swap-cereal-crops-for-soyabeans-in-bid-to-counter.md) | +5.1% | +5.7% |
| SBM | 2025-08-15 | [Global soybean meal trade to set record for third straight year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23403-global-soybean-meal-trade-to-set-record-for-third-straight-year.md) | +5.3% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2017-03-25 | [Import of soymeal, key feed ingredient, on the decline \| The Daily Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72072-import-of-soymeal-key-feed-ingredient-on-the-decline-the-daily-star.md) | -3.1% | -0.6% |
| SBM | 2021-11-30 | [Falling demand for soybean meal expected in EU — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12233-falling-demand-for-soybean-meal-expected-in-eu-latifundist-com.md) | +2.7% | +16.6% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/nutrition-and-health/canola-meal-found-to-be-key-methionine-source

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