News - Export

Canada and Russia are creating ground-breaking new opportunities for agricultural trade and cooperation between the two countries.

The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, welcomed Colombia’s announcement that it will allow the importation of Canadian beef from animals of all ages.

The crop year will end tomorrow showing the largest Canadian wheat exports in nine years and the second-highest grain revenues in history for western Canadian farmers.

A livestock Economist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture says export demand for pork will be key to improving hog prices over the next few months.

The CWB welcomes the Government of Canada’s efforts to begin free trade talks with Morocco, which are crucial to protect Prairie durum wheat exports worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

A Des Moines, Iowa based agricultural economist suggests new U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling rules could result in the loss of U.S. pork processing capacity and a drop in U.S. pork exports.

Canada Pork International is hoping the approval of a Quebec based pork processor to export products to the European Union will create interest among other companies in targeting that market.

The Canadian Pork Council is applauding approval of a Quebec based hog slaughter and pork cutting facility as Canada’s first integrated pork processing plant to be granted approval for the export of pork products to the European Union.

A Minnesota based pork industry service company fears the loss of access to Canadian born pigs by U.S. producers will disrupt American pork exports.

Canadian beef exporters will have access to the lucrative Saudi Arabian market for the first time since 2003.