# Rapeseed meal: China's punitive tariffs make oil meal

> Rapeseed meal prices fell significantly after China announced punitive tariffs on U.S. soybeans, making rapeseed meal cheaper relative to other oil meals.

- Date: 2018-04-04 · published 2018-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65477-rapeseed-meal-china-s-punitive-tariffs-make-oil-meal
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower rapeseed meal prices reflect the tariff-driven shift in feed protein values, pressuring soybean meal relative pricing and supporting canola meal demand in Chinese feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-07-18 | [Soymeal Market Remains Calm in China Despite Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64010-soymeal-market-remains-calm-in-china-despite-tariffs.md) | -0.1% | +1.8% |
| SBM | 2023-02-23 | [Declining rapeseed oil and meal prices in China will soon increase the pressure on the world rapeseed market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37283-declining-rapeseed-oil-and-meal-prices-in-china-will-soon-increase-the-pressure.md) | -0.9% | -7.9% |
| SBM | 2019-09-05 | [China allows imports of soybean meal, rapeseed meal, sunflower meal and sugar beet pulp from Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57185-china-allows-imports-of-soybean-meal-rapeseed-meal-sunflower-meal-and-sugar.md) | -0.9% | +2.8% |
| SBM | 2018-04-27 | [Chinese rapeseed meal imports double - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65473-chinese-rapeseed-meal-imports-double-mckeany-flavell.md) | +5.1% | -0.5% |
| SBM | 2019-08-23 | [China to impose extra tariffs on U.S. soy, beef and pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57438-china-to-impose-extra-tariffs-on-u-s-soy-beef-and-pork.md) | -0.6% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/oilseeds/news/press-review-rapeseed-meal-chinas-punitive-tariffs-make-oil-meal-cheaper-2018

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