Agricultural exports from Canada are once again facing uncertainty due to geopolitical events, as the temperature of the relationship between the Canada and Indian governments has rapidly risen over the past week. Potash fertilizer and red lentils — both mainly produced in Saskatchewan — were Canada’s second and third largest exports to India in 2022,… Read More

It appears Canadian pulse crops headed to India will be exempt from a significant phytosanitary trade barrier for the indefinite future following the resumption of trade talks between the two countries this week. Canada’s Trade Minister Mary Ng met with her Indian counterpart Shri Piyush Goyal in Delhi on Friday (pictured above) for the first high-level… Read More

The Trade and Climate Change conference was held virtually on April 7 to 9, 2021, and was a joint effort of U.S.-based Farm Foundation and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI). The objective of the conference was to explore topics in the context of global trade, where climate change policies have become “increasingly ambitious and… Read More

China has a large agricultural base, but despite this, their self-sufficiency is hindered by rapid urbanization and the sheer volume of people to feed. Even though it relies on other countries for commodities, China is a challenging country to do trade with. Canada’s not the only country that has had problematic negotiations with China —… Read More