China announces plans to start anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports
CBC
China said on Tuesday it plans to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada, after Ottawa moved to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, lifting prices of domestic rapeseed oil futures to a one-month peak.
Canada has followed the lead of the United States and European Union, and announced last week a 100 per cent tariff on imports of Chinese electric vehicles and a 25 per cent tariff on imported steel and aluminum from China.
"China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the discriminatory, unilateral, restrictive measures taken by Canada against its imports from China despite the opposition and dissuasion of many parties," a Commerce Ministry spokesperson said in a statement.
The ministry said China will also initiate an anti-dumping investigation into some Canadian chemical products.
More than half of canola produced in Canada makes its way to China, the world's biggest oilseed importer. Canola, also called rapeseed for certain variants, is used as a cooking oil and in a wide range of products including renewable fuels.
China's rapeseed meal futures on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange jumped six per cent to 2,375 yuan ($333.56 US) per metric ton following the announcement, hitting its highest since Aug. 6.
The ICE canola contract for November delivery dropped to its daily limit of $45, or seven per cent, to $569.7 US per metric ton.
"Canada's canola exports to China have increased significantly and are suspected of dumping, reaching $3.47 billion US in 2023, with a 170 per cent year-on-year increase in volume and a continuous decline in prices," the ministry said.
"Affected by the unfair competition of the Canadian side, China's domestic rapeseed-related industries continued to suffer losses."
China's rapeseed meal prices have plunged 22 per cent so far this year amid abundant oilseed supply and rising domestic production.
"The current (edible oil) domestic consumption is not strong, and there is an abundant supply of domestic stocks," said Ma Wenfeng, senior analyst at Beijing-based agriculture consultancy Beijing Orient Agribusiness Consultancy.
China imports its canola predominantly from Canada, followed by Russia and Mongolia.
"Arrivals from Canada have been growing at a fast rate," Ma said.
The world's second-largest economy imported 5.5 million tons of canola in 2023, valued at $3.72 billion US. Imports from Canada accounted for 94 per cent of the total.
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