# Our trade with China is bigger than you think — and exporters are getting worried

> Canada-China tensions have risen after Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver at the request of U.S. authorities. China threatened severe consequences, and China's spy agency detained former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig. Farm analysts fear Chinese retaliation could target canola, one of Canada's major agricultural exports to China.

- Date: 2018-12-13 · published 2018-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61549-our-trade-with-china-is-bigger-than-you-think-and-exporters-are-getting-worried
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

China is a major buyer of Canadian oilseeds, so any retaliatory tariff or purchase halt would weigh on canola and canola meal demand and prices.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/news/economy/huawei-drama-sparks-concern-canadas-exports-could-become-target?video_autoplay=true

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