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Customer diversity seen as benefit to exporters
Sixty-six per cent of Canadian exporters rely solely on United States, but economists say that can be hard on the bottom line
Overvalued loonie will pressure Canadian export economy
The Bank of Canada decided to leave interest rates unchanged on April 16, which brought an end to the series of interest rate reductions that began in 2024.
Ukrainian agriculture exports slump
KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) — Ukraine saw a slump in December farm exports after introducing an export regime aimed at curbing tax avoidance on agricultural commodities, the agriculture ministry said last week. On Dec 1, the government introduced minimum export prices, imposed new controls over shipments by the country’s tax and customs services and limited export […] Read more
Ag exports ‘underperforming’ in Southeast Asia
Potential remains ‘unrealized,’ despite signing trade agreements and opening a new trade office in the Philippines
WINNIPEG — Canada could be missing out on $1.6 billion in annual exports of wheat, frozen potatoes, meat and fertilizer to Southeast Asia. That nugget of data comes from the International Trade Centre (ITC) and Farm Credit Canada, which have studied the potential of agriculture and agri-food exports to Southeast Asian nations. The FCC is […] Read more
American agricultural exports continue their downward slide
When you set a record ag trade deficit for the third consecutive year, the decline isn’t an aberration or a coincidence. It is, in fact, growing proof that a key element of your national ag policy is headed in the wrong direction. And, according to an Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade report released by the […] Read more
China’s economic slump may spare ag exports
Chinese imports fell by 12.4 percent in July compared to a year ago, but imports of agricultural goods have fared better
China’s slumping economy is not a big cause of concern for exporters of Canadian agricultural products despite the significance of that market, says an economist. It is Canada’s second largest agricultural market behind the United States. Sales to China have steadily climbed, except for a three-year period between 2019 and 2022 when shipments of canola […] Read more
