# As U.S.-China trade row grows, India urges China to drop meal import ban: sources

> India has urged China to lift a ban on Indian rapeseed meal imports in place since 2011, as it seeks to boost farm exports amid US-China trade tensions. China has already removed tariffs on soybeans, soymeal and rapeseed from five Asian countries, including India, in July.

- Date: 2018-09-20 · published 2018-09-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63013-as-u-s-china-trade-row-grows-india-urges-china-to-drop-meal-import-ban-sources
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Potential Indian access to China's feed market could add rapeseed meal supply to Asia, while US tariffs continue to push Chinese buyers toward alternative meal origins.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

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| SBM | 2025-08-29 | [China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid US trade war, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14639-china-boosts-soybean-buys-from-argentina-uruguay-amid-us-trade-war-sources-say.md) | -2.7% | -6.0% |
| SOY | 2018-05-23 | [U.S.-China trade row sows confusion in farmer planting plans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64914-u-s-china-trade-row-sows-confusion-in-farmer-planting-plans.md) | -0.7% | -13.7% |
| SOY | 2020-01-15 | [What's in the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54939-what-s-in-the-u-s-china-phase-1-trade-deal.md) | -1.6% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2019-10-18 | [After trade talks in U.S., China ramps up Brazilian soy purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56428-after-trade-talks-in-u-s-china-ramps-up-brazilian-soy-purchases.md) | +0.2% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-india/as-u-s-china-trade-row-grows-india-urges-china-to-drop-meal-import-ban-sources-idUSKCN1M00QL/

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