U.S. President Donald Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Shaky trade ground threatens efforts to build Canadian agriculture

Trade uncertainty is freezing billions in agriculture investment across Canada and may pose more threat than tariffs themselves

Trade uncertainty is freezing billions in agriculture investment across Canada, which may threaten export-oriented Manitoba farms more than the tariffs spurring the uncertainty in the first place, experts tell Fields on Wheels conference.


Xiuling Guo, the chief executive of Nurasa, a company in Singapore, attended the Protein Industries Canada annual meeting in Winnipeg September 25. Nurasa has partnered with Protein Industries Canada to help companies export more plant based ingredients and food to Asia | Robert Arnason photo

Targeting plant-based exports to Asia

Single ‘Asian consumer’ doesn’t, exist market analyst says; Canadian exporters to get help targeting diverse Asian food markets

Single ‘Asian consumer’ doesn’t exist, market analyst says; Canadian exporters to get help targeting diverse Asian food markets