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Canada continues to rank as one of the top destinations for U.S. agricultural exports.

Opportunities exist to expand U.S. food product sales to Canada's food and beverage processing sector.

Milk, cheese, butter and skim milk powder production is forecast to increase in 2015 due to the need to build stocks.

The U.S. has long been the leading supplier of wines to the Philippines and, since 2009, the Philippines has been the largest U.S. wine market in Southeast Asia in terms of volume.

Food retail continues to grow, as retail chains spread across the country. This expansion is being driven by continued strong economic growth, which has led to a boom in consumer spending.

The Philippines is the largest export market in Southeast Asia and the 9th largest in the world for U.S. dog and cat food..

Weekly minimum grain volumes required to be moved by Canadian railroads, which were set to expire on November 29, 2014, will be extended until March 28, 2015.

Combined efforts by the Foreign Agricultural Service office in Manila, the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, and the North Dakota Trade Office have helped to build a new market for dried legumes.

The Canadian renewable fuels industry is coming close to reaching its medium term domestic production capacity.

U.S. agricultural exports to Southeast Asia have experienced extremely rapid growth in recent years and, in FY 2014, they climbed to a record $11.5 billion – up 11 percent from FY 2013.

In previous years, some U.S. exhibitors at shows or trade fairs in Canada have run into difficulties with getting their products across the border.

A new Order in Council set minimum weekly grain shipments for Canada’s two rail companies from August 3 through November 29, 2014, at 536,250 MT.