China is blocking some imports of the agricultural product canola from Canada due to fears of insect infestation, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. China acted to suspend canola imports from a Canadian company "in accordance with laws and regulations and international practice," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said at a daily news briefing. Upon verification, China customs has recently detected dangerous pests in canola imported from Canada many times," Lu said. One of Canada's largest grain processors, Winnipeg-based Richardson International Ltd., said Tuesday that China had revoked its permit to export canola. "We are working very, very hard with the Chinese government on this issue," Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freelandsaid Tuesday.

Source: CBC News March 06, 2019 12:40 UTC