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The Ministry of Trade temporarily banned lemon exports as of April 8, 2025, due to a predicted supply shortage following cold weather and frost damage in the southeast.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a new directive for “Phytosanitary requirements for the importation and domestic movement of grapevine material for propagation or decorative use as fresh cut vines”.

The federal government announced a set of relief measures for Canadian businesses impacted by tariffs with the United States, including the temporary remission of surtaxes applied on U.S. goods from Canada’s retaliatory list, provided these goods are used as inputs in food and beverage manufacturing, processing, and packaging.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have negotiated new conditions for the importation of U.S. natural casings from the United States to Canada.

In response to elevated egg prices in the United States, Türkiye has ramped up its breaking egg shipments to the United States.

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.

To raise awareness and promote compliance in the business community ahead of the January 1, 2026, implementation deadline, Health Canada launched an information campaign for the upcoming front-of-package nutrition labeling (FOPNL) requirement for foods high in sugar, sodium, and/or saturated fats.

On February 4, 2025, Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) opened a consultation on proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for lambda-cyhalothrin.

From 2023-2024, the FAS-Turkiye office, with the assistance of U.S. regulatory agencies, successfully cleared about $40 million U.S. agricultural products that had been detained at Turkish borders.

On January 7, 2025, the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry (MinAF) published changes to its pesticide maximum residue limits (MRLs) for food. Imports arriving after the publication of the revised regulation must comply with the new MRLs by April 7.

Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has initiated a consultation on a proposal to revoke the maximum residue limit (MRL) for tebuconazole on grapes.