Canola Industry Statement on China’s Preliminary Ruling on Canadian Canola Seed Imports

Winnipeg, Manitoba – The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) and Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) are deeply disappointed with today’s preliminary ruling by China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) as part of its anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola seed imports. In its ruling, MOFCOM announced the imposition of a 75.8% duty, collected in the form of a deposit, on all Canadian canola seed shipments as of August 14, 2025.

Since the beginning of China’s anti-dumping investigation in September 2024, the Canadian canola industry has been consistent in its position that Canada’s canola trade with China is aligned with and supports rules-based trade, fair market access and competitiveness of Canadian canola in the Chinese market. China is a highly valued market and the Canadian canola industry has and will continue to work hard to meet Chinese customer and food security needs.

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