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Production of oilseeds (including canola, soybeans, and sunflower seeds) is forecast to increase only marginally in MY 2025/26 over the previous marketing year, reaching 25.57 million MT.

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has announced retail price adjustments for beer, effective April 1, 2025, due to changes in the Cost of Service.

On March 4, 2025, Canada implemented a 25 percent tariff on an initial tranche of over $20 billion in imports of goods from the United States, including $5.5 billion worth of agricultural products.

The estimated area planted to Genetically Engineered (GE) crops in Canada was down 2 percent in 2018, due primarily to lower soybean area in the prairie provinces.

On November 30, 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued new requirements for all U.S. salad mixes as well as shipments of romaine lettuce from California.

Canada’s Safe Food for Canadians Regulations enter into force on January 15, 2019.

FAS/Canada anticipates increased total wheat area planted to drive up total wheat production in marketing year 2018/19, more than offsetting lower yields on difficult harvest conditions.

Growth in Canadian production of milk, cheese, butter and skim milk powder will continue to slow down in 2019, as supply and demand for butterfat stabilize.

FAS/Ottawa forecasts a 1 percent decline in total potato production for marketing year 2018/19, following a challenging growing year for potato growers across Canada due to high temperatures....

The Canadian cattle herd is forecast to remain flat through 2019, as increased imports of feeder cattle compensate for a decline in domestic inventories.

Two Pest Management Regulatory Agency special reviews have proposed cancellation of all outdoor uses of clothianidin and thiamethoxam over three to five years.​

FAS/Canada projects record high Canadian broiler meat production in 2019, as solid Canadian demand sustains continued expansion in the ‘supply managed’ chicken sector.