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Exporting & Importing
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California Prunes to unveil new brand
California Prunes will unveil a new brand at the INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress this May in Boca Raton, Fla. California Prunes new logo design transforms a statement of origin into a reflection of market leadership and a…
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Canada acts to eliminate barriers to interprovincial trade in alcohol
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade recently highlighted plans to eliminate the only remaining federal barrier to trade in alcoholic beverages within Canada, taking the first step to give Canadians better access to…
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Government of Canada invests in pork industry
The federal government has announced an investment of over $6 million to help the Canadian Pork industry harness innovation to boost production, strengthen public trust, and expand markets for Canadian pork at home and abroad. The investment was made under the…
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Ottawa stunts agri-food sector growth
The following is an opinion piece by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor in Food Policy and Development, Dalhousie University in response to the 2019 Federal Budget Most people expected an electoral budget, and that is exactly what Canadians got. For the agri-food…
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Study uses big data to analyze international food trade
As the world population swells, the inequitable distribution of food around the globe is prompting profound moral questions. Is the unequal distribution of food in rich and poor countries, for instance, merely a consequence of geography, with rich countries having…
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The Canadian Export Business Award is now the Alizés Awards
The Agri-Food Export Group has announced the opening of the 2019 Alizés Awards application period. The Alizés Awards is the successor to the Canadian Export Business Award which has been awarded by the association for the past 12 years. The…
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Market Commentary: Giving up dairy import quotas not the answer
From the October 2018 issue of Food in Canada magazine
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CPTPP trade agreement receives Royal Assent
The last domestic legislative hurdle to enacting the CPTPP trade deal with Pacific rim countries has been cleared. The deal was approved by senate and received Royal Assent the afternoon of Oct. 25. The moves makes Canada one of the…
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Mixed reaction from farm groups to USMCA
Responses from Canada’s farm sectors range from acceptance to anger as concessions and market access granted under the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) come into clearer view. Dairy: ‘Who needs an enemy?’ The new agreement, announced Sunday…
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Statement by Canada’s Agri-food Exporters on USMCA
October 1, 2018, Ottawa, Ont. – Brian Innes, President of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) today issued the following statement regarding the new United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): “We welcome an agreement to renew NAFTA. Free and fair trade has made…
