# Going against the grain: How the Chinese canola ban is affecting Manitoba | CBC News

> China has revoked the canola export permits of Richardson International and later Viterra, halting imports of Canadian canola seed on claims of contamination. The move follows the December arrest of a Huawei executive in Canada, raising concerns about retaliation. Manitoba, the largest canola-growing province, has a canola sector worth about 4.2 billion dollars a year.

- Date: 2019-03-27 · published 2019-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60185-going-against-the-grain-how-the-chinese-canola-ban-is-affecting-manitoba-cbc
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Blocked access to China, the largest buyer of Canadian canola, weighs on Canadian canola prices and export flows. Price pressure could persist if the dispute continues.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/canola-manitoba-economy-1.5071872

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