# China gets to know canola – Canola Digest

> The Canola Council of Canada hosted a media event in China where Canada's agriculture minister shared Cantonese dishes cooked with canola oil. The council reports rising awareness of canola oil among urban Chinese shoppers, and that China's Nutrition Society is adding canola oil to its nutrition standards.

- Date: 2018-03-06 · published 2018-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65968-china-gets-to-know-canola-canola-digest
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Growing Chinese consumer acceptance could support long-term demand for Canadian canola oil and help maintain open trade, but the effect on near-term prices is limited since canola has not displaced other oils in home pantries.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- canoladigest.ca: https://canoladigest.ca/march-2018/china-gets-to-know-canola/

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