By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday May 11, 2023

May 11, 2023 | 9:44 AM

A Chinese ban on Canadian beef remains in place seventeen months after it was introduced, despite industry officials expecting it to be short-lived.

Dennis Laycraft with the Canadian Cattle Association said he doesn’t know why China continues to block imports from Canadian beef processing plants.

China imposed restrictions on Canadian beef after a case of atypical B-S-E was found in an Alberta cow in December 2021.

But unlike classic B-S-E, atypical B-S-E poses no health risk to people and is not transmissible.

Laycraft said most countries don’t impose trade restrictions at all for these cases and that China has lifted restrictions against other countries with similar cases in much shorter time frames.

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In 2021, before the market restrictions were imposed, China was Canada’s third-largest beef export market, importing $193 million worth of product.

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Saskatchewan exports to the United States have hit an all-time high.

Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said last year’s exports to the U-S hit $29.3 billion.

The U.S.A. is Saskatchewan’s largest export market, with exports up by 74 per cent since 2018.

Crude oil, potash and canola are the three most common items shipped to the U-S.

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A new federal-provincial funding agreement will see Nova Scotia’s agricultural sector get $46.25 million over five years.

The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will see a 25 per cent increase in program funding for the agriculture and agri-food sector.

The agreement focused on building growth and competitiveness, helping businesses adapt to climate change, pursuing science, research and innovation and developing markets and trade for agricultural products.

New programs under the agreement were developed in consultation with farmers and others in the agriculture sector.

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