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FAS/Ottawa is forecasting MY 2018/19 wheat production to remain similar to the MY 2017/18 level, as additional spring wheat area and improvements in durum yields offset lower spring wheat yields.

Effective March 12, 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) changed the wine country of origin label statement for wines blended in Canada.

Canadian imports of milk protein substances (MPS) declined in 2017, after reaching a peak in 2016.

Higher rates of discretionary blending supported higher Canadian imports of U.S. fuel ethanol in 2016 and 2017.

In 2016, retail food and beverage sales in Canada amounted to $73 billion, comprising 85 percent of total food and alcohol beverage sales.

The Canadian food and beverage processing sector is an advanced, increasingly export-oriented $85 billion engine of economic growth.

Canada's total 2013/14 production of wheat, barley, oats and corn is forecast to be 54 million metric tons, an increase of six percent over the previous year.

Given that competing proteins will remain in short supply, Canada's poultry sector will likely see moderate growth in 2014 following its better-than-expected performance in 2013.