# Chinese rapeseed meal imports double - McKeany-Flavell

> Chinese imports of Canadian rapeseed meal in March reached 107,719 metric tons, up 122% year on year. Imports of U.S. soybeans fell 27% over the same period while China bought 150,651 MT of Russian soybeans.

- Date: 2018-04-27 · published 2018-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65473-chinese-rapeseed-meal-imports-double-mckeany-flavell
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

China is substituting Canadian meal and Russian beans for U.S. soybeans, which supports rapeseed meal demand and reduces U.S. soybean export volume and prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-08-01 | [China’s soybean meal stockpiles rise, US soybean imports in doubt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23301-china-s-soybean-meal-stockpiles-rise-us-soybean-imports-in-doubt.md) | +1.0% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2018-08-20 | [China’s soybean crush margin weakens - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63602-china-s-soybean-crush-margin-weakens-mckeany-flavell.md) | -4.5% | -6.6% |
| SOY | 2025-06-09 | [Decline of China's Soybean Meal Market Amid Rising Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24312-decline-of-china-s-soybean-meal-market-amid-rising-imports.md) | +1.2% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2021-09-07 | [China's August soybean imports fall on flat demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45066-china-s-august-soybean-imports-fall-on-flat-demand-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.8% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2020-11-30 | [China September Soybean Imports Ease \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50150-china-september-soybean-imports-ease-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.4% | +5.3% |
| SBM | 2025-12-16 | [Decline in EU Rapeseed Meal Prices Amid Record Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21606-decline-in-eu-rapeseed-meal-prices-amid-record-imports.md) | -1.3% | -3.9% |
| SBM | 2025-08-01 | [China’s soybean meal stockpiles rise, US soybean imports in doubt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23301-china-s-soybean-meal-stockpiles-rise-us-soybean-imports-in-doubt.md) | +3.3% | +8.6% |
| SBM | 2024-03-07 | [EU increases imports of sunflower and rapeseed meal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31332-eu-increases-imports-of-sunflower-and-rapeseed-meal.md) | -0.8% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- mckeany-flavell.com: https://www.mckeany-flavell.com/canadian-canola-crush-04-27-18/

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