# China may have rejected applications for GMO certificates

> Chinese rapeseed meal futures jumped more than 4 percent after cargoes from Canada were reportedly facing higher scrutiny at Chinese ports. Traders feared tighter supplies because of possible GMO certificate rejections for Canadian canola imports. GMO certificates have previously been used as a non-tariff trade barrier.

- Date: 2019-03-05 · published 2019-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60184-china-may-have-rejected-applications-for-gmo-certificates
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Stricter port scrutiny of Canadian canola cuts expected supply into China, supporting rapeseed meal prices there. Global meal supply and competing protein prices could shift as buyers look elsewhere.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/markets/china-may-have-rejected-gmo-canola-applications/

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