# WHAT NOW? | Canada’s China-Canola Challenge Canada West FoundationCanada West Foundation

> A Canada West Foundation policy paper examines China's March decision to halt imports of Canadian canola, noting Canada exported nearly $12 billion of canola in 2018, with about $4 billion of seed and oil going to China. It recommends practical steps such as a non-tariff barrier agreement, market diversification and product diversification.

- Date: 2019-04-26 · published 2019-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59560-what-now-canada-s-china-canola-challenge-canada-west-foundationcanada-west
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Losing access to China removes a major buyer of Canadian canola seed, pressuring Canadian canola prices and raising the chance of more canola meal and oil being redirected to other markets.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- cwf.ca: https://cwf.ca/research/publications/what-now-canadas-china-canola-challenge/

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