# Canola Council of Canada supports possible FTA with China | World-grain.com | March 08, 2017 16:08 | World Grain

> The Canola Council of Canada backed a possible Canada-China FTA, citing an independent study projecting 33,000 additional Canadian jobs from canola exports. The government announced on March 3 that it was seeking Canadians' views on the possible agreement, which follows exploratory talks begun in September 2016.

- Date: 2017-03-08 · published 2017-03-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71958-canola-council-of-canada-supports-possible-fta-with-china-world-grain-com-march
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A deal removing Chinese tariffs would expand demand for Canadian canola and meal, a potential support for canola meal prices over the longer term.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/7822-canola-council-of-canada-supports-possible-fta-with-china

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