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Poor weather conditions have diminished wheat quality and resulted in an increase in the share of production going into feed wheat, compared to the previous marketing year.

This report highlights certification requirements for food and agricultural products exported to Canada and supplements the FAIRS Country Report CA2019-0048.

In June 2019, Canada published proposed draft regulations as part of its Food Labeling Modernization Initiative.

Importing more than $16 billion of U.S. high-value, consumer-oriented goods, Canada was the number one overseas market for U.S. food and agricultural exports in 2018.

Lower rates of discretionary blending are expected to result in lower ethanol production and lower imports of U.S. ethanol for 2015 and 2016.

In 2016, following an exceptional year of nearly 3.5 percent growth in 2015, the poultry sector is expected to scale back and return to its longer term trend production.

Canadian planting of biotech crops is estimated at about 10.1 million hectares for 2015.

The United States is the world’s top exporter of processed potato products. Over the past decade those exports have grown 127 percent, reaching a record $1.5 billion in 2014...

The U.S. is the top market for Canadian exports of agricultural products, taking over 50 percent of the country’s $24 billion in ag exports in 2014.

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is responsible for pesticide regulation in Canada and establishing maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides.

A dry spring and summer in Western Canada is anticipated to result in lower production due to lower yields.

On July 14 Canada concluded free trade negotiations with Ukraine.