# Sask. canola hurt by China, 'but the market didn't collapse or anything,' says expert | CBC News

> China has stopped buying Canadian canola seed, citing concerns about bacteria and fungi in the crop, which Canadian industry has disputed. Canada exports about 40 percent of its canola seed to China. A University of Saskatchewan economist says the market has been affected but has not collapsed.

- Date: 2019-03-23 · published 2019-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60183-sask-canola-hurt-by-china-but-the-market-didn-t-collapse-or-anything-says
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

China is Canada's largest canola buyer, so lost demand pressures canola futures and shifts exports to other markets at discounts. The impact is seen as moderate given the market's resilience so far.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| SBM | 2025-04-09 | [Are China’s tariffs on Canadian canola oil and meal a ruse? \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25073-are-china-s-tariffs-on-canadian-canola-oil-and-meal-a-ruse-the-western-producer.md) | +1.4% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-canola-china-reaction-1.5068500

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