AreaChina (Mainland)
Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals
CommodityRapeseed
Date01/05/2013
Policy CategoryTrade
Policy InstrumentTrade restrictions
DescriptionRelaxed restrictions of imprtation of rapeseed from Canada.
NotesCHINA removal of import restrictions - Canadian rapeseed: Canada has been granted permission on a trial basis to resume deliveries of rapeseed to a crushing plant located close to Chinas main rapeseed growing area. Such imports had been banned since 2009 due to concerns over possible fungal disease contamination. The two countries are said to have joined forced to develop appropriate risk mitigation measures (see also MPPU Apr13).
