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On May 23, 2018, Canada enacted a sweeping legislative update intended to improve Canadian grain shippers’ access to rail services and mitigate uncertainty caused by the expiration of regulations....

Column chart comparing the change in value of U.S. agricultural exports before and after key trade agreements.

FAS/Ottawa is forecasting MY 2018/19 wheat production to remain similar to the MY 2017/18 level, as additional spring wheat area and improvements in durum yields offset lower spring wheat yields.

Effective March 12, 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) changed the wine country of origin label statement for wines blended in Canada.

Canadian imports of milk protein substances (MPS) declined in 2017, after reaching a peak in 2016.

Higher rates of discretionary blending supported higher Canadian imports of U.S. fuel ethanol in 2016 and 2017.

In 2016, retail food and beverage sales in Canada amounted to $73 billion, comprising 85 percent of total food and alcohol beverage sales.

The Canadian food and beverage processing sector is an advanced, increasingly export-oriented $85 billion engine of economic growth.

Under delivery of rail cars since September 2017 has disrupted agricultural commodity movement across the Canadian prairies.

Canadian area seeded to canola in marketing year 2017/18 exceeded area seeded to wheat for the first time ever.

The Canadian food service industry was valued at $60 billion in 2016.

Graphic showing the top markets for U.S. ag exports in 2017. Canada was the top market, followed by China and Mexico.