Up Introduction Canada benefits from a reputation as a supplier of high-quality commodities as malting barley, process alfalfa products and canola oil are currently top commodities. China's grain consumption is steadily increasing each year, at a rate faster than local production.
China represents Canada's largest export market for Canadian milling wheat.
Demand for wheat is expected to continue to grow significantly over the next decade. Grains The Chinese government controls the four staple grains under a system of quotas. With the exception of crude edible oil for refining, all other grains are exempt from this quota system. Provinces apply and receive a quota that is a proportion of their request every year. The most prized foreign wheat comes from Canada, Australia, the United States, and, to a lesser extent, from Argentina and the European Union.