China seeks alternative sources of rapeseed for feed after strained relations with Canada

Chinese traders are actively seeking alternative sources of rapeseed due to strained relations with Canada, their primary supplier of this key animal feed ingredient. According to Bloomberg, escalating trade tensions between Beijing and Ottawa could significantly restrict imports of rapeseed and its processed products. Since March, China has imposed high tariffs on Canadian rapeseed meal in retaliation for Canadian duties on Chinese goods. According to USDA data, in 2024, China imported rapeseed meal from Canada worth $780 million and rapeseed valued at $3.3 billion. Imports of the crop itself are currently under an anti-dumping review that began in September. To address the shortfall, China has turned to Australia, the world’s second-largest rapeseed exporter, and India, the second-largest supplier of rapeseed meal. Sources indicate that Chinese buyers have initiated talks to procure Australian rapeseed, despite earlier this decade when shipments from Australia ceased due to ...