# China's crackdown on Canadian canola expands as 2nd company, Viterra, has licence revoked | CBC News

> Regina-based Viterra Inc. has had its canola licence revoked by China, the second Canadian company hit after Richardson International. Chinese customs said pests were detected at the Dalian and Nanning ports, and the ban took effect immediately. The Canola Council had said the previous week that Chinese orders had dried up across several sellers.

- Date: 2019-03-26 · published 2019-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60086-china-s-crackdown-on-canadian-canola-expands-as-2nd-company-viterra-has-licence
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Losing two major canola handlers sharply reduces China's access to Canadian seed, which pressures Canadian canola prices and forces farmers to find alternative buyers.

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/china-canola-viterra-1.5071611

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