By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Friday January 20, 2023

Jan 20, 2023 | 9:59 AM

MELFORT, Sask. – The federal agriculture minister is on the third day of a trade mission to the U.K. and Germany.

Marie-Claude Bibeau is in Berlin today meeting with global trading counterparts to discuss international farm trade.

She will attend the Berlin Agriculture minister’s conference to discuss how food systems can best respond to multiple crises.

Earlier this week, Bibeau met with the U.K.’s minister of Food and Rural Affairs as well as the heads of agriculture and Food and Drink Associations.

She also spoke at the International Grains Council forum to highlight Canada’s support for Ukraine, world food security, and sustainability in the grains value chain.

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The governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) are partnering to remove barriers to interprovincial food trade in Lloydminster.

As a city split by the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, food trade issues have been a concern there for years.

The two-year pilot is aiming to take steps toward a solution that could help Lloydminster and similar border towns throughout Canada.

On Jan. 16, CFIA published a notice of intent to amend the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations to address Lloydminster’s unique situation.

The pilot, administered by the Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce, will ease the challenges faced by food businesses in Saskatchewan and Alberta for trade into all of the city of Lloydminster.

To trade interprovincially, even within the city of Lloydminster, food businesses must comply with the provisions of the Safe Food for Canadians Act and its regulations.

Under the pilot program, the regulations and provisions will still be in effect when food is transported in and out of the province, essentially treating the city as if it were located within a single province.

Information on the pilot can be found here.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

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