At the Canadian Crops Convention in Montreal, the Canola Council of Canada met with Canada’s Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau and with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to stress the importance and urgency of responding to China’s decision to restrict imports of Canadian canola from one company amid concerns about certain pests.
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Canola Council of Canada statement on trade with China
Demand for high quality oil and protein remains strong in China, and Canada remains a reliable and sustainable supplier of food for China. China is an important market for Canada’s canola industry, as approximately 40% of our exports of canola and canola products go to China. News about blocked exports hurts the whole value chain.
Read moreCanola Council celebrates Chinese decision enabling new seed innovation
The CCC is applauding today’s news that two canola traits developed using biotechnology have been approved in China.
Read moreStrategic Dialogue builds momentum for canola innovation
A high level political dialogue in Beijing has set the stage for farmers’ ability to adopt new seed innovation. The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) was in Beijing monitoring the Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue co-chaired by Minister of Finance Bill Morneau and Minister of International Trade Diversification Jim Carr. The Dialogue set a goal of doubling agricultural trade by 2025 and resulted in both countries committing to timely approval processes for biotechnology products.
Read moreCross-Canada tour promotes canola meal with influential Chinese delegates
From July 11 to 19, the CCC armed five experts from China’s livestock and aquaculture industry with a first-hand learning experience on Canadian canola meal.
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