Insights and Stories on Dockage

Apr. 3, 2020 at 8:12 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China has yet to resume all canola imports from Canada, the foreign ministry said on Friday, after suspensions were imposed on some suppliers last year. Canola imports from some Canadian exporters were suspended by China because of quality reports and it has not received any correction […]

By Reuters

Mar. 31, 2020 at 1:40 pm CDT

Exports of Canadian canola seed exports to China will continue, at the same reduced pace seen since March last year — but only if it contains less than one per cent dockage. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two countries allowing higher dockage ends Tuesday (March 31), a Canadian […]

By Allan Dawson

Mar. 5, 2019 at 9:59 pm CST

Montreal — Canola industry leaders attending the first Canadian Crops Convention here this week say they don’t know why China has abruptly blocked imports of Canadian canola from Richardson International, Canada’s biggest grain company. But according to a senior Richardson official it’s in retaliation to the diplomatic spat between China […]

By Allan Dawson

Sep. 28, 2016 at 5:29 pm CDT

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts continue to chop around in a narrow range these days, as the trade waits for the market to break one way or another. Canada and China recently agreed on rules over dockage that will see shipments of canola accepted at Chinese ports […]

By Dave Sims

Sep. 22, 2016 at 5:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Unseasonably wet conditions in Alberta this year are causing quality concerns for malt barley growers there. Harvest typically begins in late August for many growers, but steady downpours have forced delays across much of the province. “We actually started Sept. 1, but we only got two days […]

By Dave Sims