Insights and Stories on China

Mar. 12, 2025 at 3:07 pm CDT

Tariffs on Canadian canola oil and meal imposed by the United States and China have sunk the futures for the oilseed at the Intercontinental Exchange.

By Adam Peleshaty

Mar. 12, 2025 at 11:39 am CDT

Tariffs make it more complicated for Smithfield Foods, the biggest U.S. pork processor, to sell all parts of a pig, CEO Shane Smith said on Wednesday, and may disrupt imports of Canadian weanlings.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek

Mar. 11, 2025 at 10:04 am CDT

Zhengzhou Exchange on Tuesday raised the trading margin requirements for some rapeseed (canola) meal futures contracts to 9 per cent from seven per cent after Beijing's 100 per cent tariff on Canadian imports triggered a two-day rally that pushed prices to a five-month high.

By Ella Cao, Mei Mei Chu, Reuters

Mar. 10, 2025 at 3:10 pm CDT

Canadian yellow peas were hit with bad news on March 7, but the pulse received good news on March 10. In the bad news, China announced that Friday it's prepared to impose 100 per cent tariffs on its pea imports from Canada effective March 20, as well as imports of canola oil and canola meal. Plus there are to be 25 per cent levies on imports of Canadian pork and aquatic products.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Mar. 10, 2025 at 11:18 am CDT

Zhengzhou rapeseed (canola) meal and oil contracts jumped on Monday, the first day of trade since China decided to impose 100 per cent tariffs on imports of those agricultural products from Canada.

By Ella Cao, Mei Mei Chu, Reuters