# New report identifies canola crushing potential | Country News

> A Rabobank report by analyst Vitor Pistoia says Australia could double domestic canola crushing if it finds profitable markets for canola meal. Replacing about 1.02 million tonnes of imported feed protein could add up to 2 million tonnes of capacity, lifting domestic processing from about 25% to 50% of the crop.

- Date: 2026-08-20 · published 2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6509-new-report-identifies-canola-crushing-potential-country-news
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Feed substitution from imported soybean meal and palm kernel expeller to canola meal would tighten the import pool for those proteins and add demand for canola meal in Australia.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-08-20 | [Canola crush growth hinges on meal, not just oil \| New England Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6508-canola-crush-growth-hinges-on-meal-not-just-oil-new-england-times.md) | +4.6% | +11.2% |
| SBM | 2021-01-05 | [USDA Reports Record Oilseed Crushing \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49250-usda-reports-record-oilseed-crushing-feed-and-grain.md) | +5.3% | +2.5% |
| SBM | 2023-03-13 | [Canola crush of 2022 smallest in five years - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36962-canola-crush-of-2022-smallest-in-five-years-grainews.md) | -5.6% | -9.3% |
| SBM | 2021-02-19 | [North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola rises independently](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48743-north-american-grain-and-oilseed-review-canola-rises-independently.md) | -0.7% | -7.2% |
| SBM | 2022-03-31 | [PF Report Reaction: Corn, soybean planting intentions shock markets - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42295-pf-report-reaction-corn-soybean-planting-intentions-shock-markets-pro-farmer.md) | -2.3% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- countrynews.com.au: https://www.countrynews.com.au/rural-news/canola-meal-demand-could-support-crushing-expansion/

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