# Canadian canola runs into Chinese delays after Huawei arrest | Reuters

> Canadian canola cargoes have taken longer to clear Chinese customs amid a political dispute over the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, and GMO import permits have become harder to obtain. Traders say some Chinese importers are avoiding Canadian purchases. Canadian canola stocks reached a record high at year-end.

- Date: 2019-02-05 · published 2019-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60568-canadian-canola-runs-into-chinese-delays-after-huawei-arrest-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

China takes about C$2.5 billion of Canadian canola yearly, so slower Chinese buying adds to record Canadian stocks and is bearish for canola and canola meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-12-01 | [Canada Asks China for Proof of Insect Infestation in Canola Dispute \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49617-canada-asks-china-for-proof-of-insect-infestation-in-canola-dispute-feed-and.md) | -0.9% | +10.9% |
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| SOY | 2025-12-03 | [Grain Market Report 3rd December - Irish Farmers' Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12533-grain-market-report-3rd-december-irish-farmers-association.md) | -3.3% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2020-10-28 | [Reading the Soy Leaves: What Soybean Imports Say About China’s 2020 US Election Preferences – The Diplomat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50503-reading-the-soy-leaves-what-soybean-imports-say-about-china-s-2020-us-election.md) | -2.1% | +10.1% |
| SOY | 2026-03-12 | [China soybean buying: What U.S. farmers need to know now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14594-china-soybean-buying-what-u-s-farmers-need-to-know-now.md) | -3.2% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/canadian-canola-runs-into-chinese-delays-after-huawei-arrest/
- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/canadian-canola-runs-into-chinese-delays-after-huawei-arrest-idUSKCN1PU231/

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