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Canada is, by far, the largest overseas market for U.S. high-value, consumer-oriented products, with exports exceeding $16 billion in 2017.

On June 16, 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency opened consultations on proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations to update Canada’s beer compositional standards.

On June 13, 2018, Canada published the final Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, completing a regulatory development process that began in 2012 with the adoption of the Safe Food for Canadians Act.

During a technical briefing on May 31, 2018, representatives from the Pest Management Regulatory Authority (PMRA) provided feedback on their current re-evaluation of the pesticide imidacloprid.

Less than 36 hours after it began, both sides reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract, allowing full operations to resume at 6:00 am local time across Canada on May 31.

On May 31, 2018, Canada announced its intention to impose countermeasures against up to $12.8 billion of steel, aluminum, and other products from the United States, including agricultural exports....

As of April 4, 2016 all halal claims on food labels, packaging and advertising materials will need to be accompanied by the name of the organization or person that certified it as halal.

Many large Canadian food and beverage shows take place in the late winter and early spring.

According to Statistics Canada planting intentions and assuming average yields, Post forecast total production of wheat, barley, corn and oats to reach 53.6 million metric tons (MMT) in 2016/2017.