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The outlook for the livestock sector remains unchanged: the cattle herd will continue to shrink in 2015, due to liquidation and poor heifer retention, while the hog sector remains stable...

A family-owned food business finds winning formula to exporting to Canada and other foreign markets.

According to industry sources, Bill C-48, most commonly known as the Modernization of Canada’s Grain Industry Act, is stalled and unlikely to be passed into law before the federal elections...

Canada’s Agricultural Growth Act, formerly referred to as Bill C-18, received royal assent on February 25, 2015 and is now law.

The Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), which entered into force on January 1, 2015, will create new opportunities for Canadian farmers and ranchers in the Korean market...

Early outlook for 2015/2016 is for area seeded to wheat, barley, corn and oats to increase to more average levels as areas that were left unseeded the previous year due to inclement weather...

The start of a New Year brings a closer look at upcoming trends.

Bill C-48, a bill to modernize the Canada Grain Commission, proposes some changes to the Canada Grain Act that will help level the playing field for U.S. farmers delivering to Canadian grain elevators

The Canadian Dairy Commission issued a press release on January 15, 2015, stating that it would be reducing the support price for skim milk powder effective March 1, 2015.

U.S. exports of corn-based products have experienced rapid growth in the past decade, reaching a value of $7.6 billion in fiscal year 2014, up 16 percent from the previous year.

FAS Canada recently assisted, Forgotten Harvest, a U.S. hunger relief organization operating on both sides of the U.S. and Canada border.

U.S. exports of fish and seafood reached a record $5.3 billion in FY 2014. Recent growth in U.S. exports has primarily been due to increased volume rather than higher prices.