News - Export

The Honourable Vic Toews, Regional Minister for Manitoba and Member of Parliament for Provencher, today welcomed news that Canadian beef under 30 months of age can re-enter the South Korean market.

A U.S. based agricultural economist credits increased pork exports for the dramatic turn around in profitability within the pork industry.

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association strongly supports Canada’s efforts to gain admission to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in an effort to reduce trade barriers for Canadian agricultural exports to Asian-Pacific countries.

Canadian breeders of sheep and goats will now benefit from new market access to the Serbian market and the Canadian livestock genetics industry will also get new opportunities to export sheep and goat genetics to Malaysia.

Canada Pork International says the lack of a free trade agreement between Canada and South Korea is prompting pork importers in that nation to favour products from Canada’s competitors.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture credits strong export demand for pork for a substantial increase in North American live hogs prices over past couple of weeks.

The president of the Canadian Pork Council says Canada’s pork exporters are already experiencing resistance from customers in South Korea as a result of Canada’s lack of a free trade agreement with that nation.

Canada Pork International says changes made by Canadian pork producers over the past number of years have well positioned the Canadian pork industry to maximize opportunities on the export market.

The president of Canada Pork International warns the lack of a Canada-South Korea free trade agreement threatens to cost Canada a pork export market worth over 100 million dollars a year.

The Government of Canada is helping the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) peel open new international markets for our top-quality spuds.