Canadian pork industry members are headed to Japan on a trade mission this week as Canada supplants the U.S. as Japan’s top pork supplier.
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Trade mission heads for Japan as Canada becomes the country’s top pork supplier
Manitoba pork exports gain new market ground
Manitoba pork exports pivoted from China over the last five years, provincial report notes
Manitoba’s pork trade pivoted from China over the last five years, while Japan is remains the largest customer and South Korea and Mexico market footholds have grown
China accounting for bulk of Canadian canola exports so far
Chinese wheat imports roughly half of last years' at same time
China has done most of the heavy lifting when it comes to Canadian canola exports through the first three months of the 2023/24 marketing year (Aug/Jul), according to the latest international trade data released Dec. 6.
Statistics Canada reported canola exports through October at 1.566 million tonnes, with China accounting for 64 per cent of the total (1.006 million tonnes). Japan and Mexico followed at 273,300 tonnes and 196,900 tonnes respectively.
French foie gras makers toast rising output after bird flu gloom
Canada, U.S., Japan ban French poultry imports since vaccination
Paris | Reuters — French foie gras output is set to rise for the first time in five years in 2023 as France starts vaccinating ducks against bird flu that has destroyed flocks in recent years, but trade bans that followed will weigh on exports, producers said on Thursday. France has been among the countries
Bibeau returns from Indo-Pacific trade mission
The federal ag minister visited Japan and Singapore to discuss strategy, sustainability
Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has returned from a one-week trade mission to Japan and Singapore. Expansion in the region is considered one of the top priorities for the government’s Indo-Pacific Strategy. Bibeau met with Canadian businesses and Japanese stakeholders in Tokyo. In Miyazaki, she discussed net zero initiatives, sustainable agriculture, resilient agriculture
Japan lifts last of BSE-era restrictions off Canadian beef
Canadian processed beef regains access to Japan
The last of Japan’s import restrictions on Canadian beef and beef products stemming from the BSE crisis has been lifted, allowing access for Canadian further-processed beef. Canada’s federal agriculture department announced Monday that Japan has reopened to imports of “processed” Canadian beef — just days ahead of a significant reduction in Japan’s tariffs on imports
China top destination for Canadian grains, oilseeds
CGC data points to key destinations
MarketsFarm — China is the top destination for Canadian grain and oilseed exports through the first five months of the 2022-23 marketing year, accounting for roughly a third of the total movement, according to the latest monthly report from the Canadian Grain Commission. Canada has exported 6.566 million tonnes of grains, oilseeds, and pulses to
Canada to boost defence, cyber security in Indo-Pacific policy
New policy document puts focus on 'disruptive' China
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada launched its long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday, outlining $2.3 billion in spending to boost military and cyber security in the region and vowed to deal with a “disruptive” China while working with it on climate change and trade issues. The plan detailed in a 26-page document said Canada will tighten
USDA reports offer new oilseed insights from India, Japan
MarketsFarm — The Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its weekly Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) reports on Wednesday, including new information regarding oilseeds in India and Japan. Oilseed production in India is projected to increase by one per cent at 42.1 million tonnes in 2022-23, according to FAS New
U.S. and Japan strike deal on beef tariffs
The United States and Japan have reached an agreement that will allow American farmers and ranchers to meet Japan’s growing demand for U.S. beef and lowers the chances of Japan imposing higher tariffs in future, U.S. officials said. The agreement includes a new mechanism that requires three separate conditions to be reached — instead of
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