# From imports to exports — canola success offers SA a farming blueprint

> South Africa’s canola area has grown from 17,000 hectares in 1998–99 to an estimated 197,890 hectares in 2026–27, and the country has become a net exporter, shipping to destinations including Germany and Belgium. The article attributes the expansion partly to rising domestic demand for oil and oilcake and to canola’s recent profitability relative to wheat; it also cites investment in crushing as a driver of South Africa’s earlier soybean-sector growth.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T07:38:54.627Z
- Category: trade · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91455-from-imports-to-exports-canola-success-offers-sa-a-farming-blueprint
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A larger canola crop and net exports increase potential supply to domestic and overseas markets, which could weigh on canola-derived feed ingredient prices if production continues to expand. The reported growth also illustrates how crushing capacity and oilcake demand can support oilseed acreage.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-11-14 | [Trump’s tariffs seen delivering a repeat blow to US farm exports – Roll Call](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14708-trump-s-tariffs-seen-delivering-a-repeat-blow-to-us-farm-exports-roll-call.md) | -1.4% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2025-03-04 | [China slaps extra tariffs of up to 15% on imports of major US farm exports \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14677-china-slaps-extra-tariffs-of-up-to-15-on-imports-of-major-us-farm-exports-ap.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2019-06-24 | [China's farm imports from US dive from Jan to May - Global Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58480-china-s-farm-imports-from-us-dive-from-jan-to-may-global-times.md) | -0.3% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2026-05-13 | [China Sees Its Soy Imports Sliding Just as US Farmers Eye Deals - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19249-china-sees-its-soy-imports-sliding-just-as-us-farmers-eye-deals-bloomberg.md) | -0.3% | -7.5% |
| SOY | 2021-11-22 | [China's Soy Imports Slump in October, as "U.S. Pork Exports to Mexico Show Promise" - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14979-china-s-soy-imports-slump-in-october-as-u-s-pork-exports-to-mexico-show-promise.md) | -1.7% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- tce.exchange: https://tce.exchange/content/01a1c160-dc7d-7dd3-8012-b58866908dff

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