Member of Parliament for Provencher, Ted Falk, applauds the Harper Government for announcing an investment of more than $1.5 million to Pulse Canada.
Left to right: Ted Falk, MP for Provencher, James Bezan, MP for Selkirk-Interlake and Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
This funding will be used to lead a multi-sector collaboration project of the pulse, oilseeds and grains industries to improve supply chain efficiency and reliability.
“I applaud our Conservative Government for their continued efforts to strengthen our logistics system,” said MP Falk. “This project will help farmers in Provencher and across Canada to get their products to market in a timely manner and will help ensure that the industry has the right tools and processes in place to improve efficiency in the supply chain.”
This investment, made through the AgriMarketing Program, will help build a more efficient, consistent, and reliable agricultural supply chain system for Canada’s grain farmers. This will have a positive impact on the entire logistical value chain, reducing back-up at ports and railways and opening up new domestic and international markets.
This project is a collaborative effort and will receive support from many partners, including the Grain Growers of Canada (GCG), the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), the Western Grain Elevators Association (WGEA) and the Inland Terminals Association of Canada (ITAC).
The following are a number of important facts surrounding Canada’s agriculture industry:
- The exports of grains and canola have increased from $7.5 billion in 2000 to $21 billion in 2012. The value of pulse exports reached $1.8 billion in 2012.
- Canadian Farmers produced over twenty million more tonnes of grain in 2013 than in 2012
- Through multiple venues, including the Crop Logistics Working Group, the Government continues to work with industry to find efficiencies to benefit the entire agriculture sector.
