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In July 2022, the government of Canada published guidelines that reinforce Canada’s product-based approach and provides guidance on how Canada’s Novel Food Regulations are applied to products of plant breeding. The government is now revising regulations for animal feed and environmental release. Publication of revisions is expected in spring 2023.

On December 12, 2022, Canada's federal government launched consultations on its first Sustainable Agriculture Strategy. The Strategy is meant to be a comprehensive tool to provide an integrated and coordinated approach for addressing environmental issues in the agricultural sector.

Canada is the United States’ largest export market for pet food, specifically dog and cat food, and the third-largest export destination for all U.S. agricultural products. Canada is also the largest U.S. export market for high-value consumer-oriented products due to proximity, refined transportation logistics, a free trade agreement, and a science-based regulatory environment.

On December 13, 2017, Canada announced a new federal Regulatory Framework on the Clean Fuel Standard.

Infographic illustrating the state of U.S. tree nut exports which topped $7.4 billion in 2016.

Ontario proposed to increase the ethanol blend mandate from 5 to 10 percent and require that the ethanol emit significantly fewer greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum gasoline.

Canadian markets for milk, butter, cheese, and skim milk powder will remain unsettled in the shortterm as supply and distribution patterns respond to sustained increases in consumer demand....

On August 31, 2017, Health Canada initiated the bidding process for a graphic design contract for front of package (FOP) labels.

Graphic showing 5 key facts about U.S. cranberry exports which reached $314 million in 2016.

U.S. farm and food exports climbed eight percent in FY 2017, reaching the third-highest level on record.

For marketing year (MY) 2017/18, FAS/Ottawa forecasts an 8 percent decrease in Canadian apple production, resulting from suboptimal growing and harvest seasons.

Canadian wheat production in 2017 has been a success story for improved crop genetics, as yields across the prairie provinces are in line with the five-year average....