AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoAnimal Health Border Measures: The CFIA is temporarily limiting livestock imports from Texas after New World screwworm was confirmed in a calf in Zavala County, with animals present in Texas within 21 days of border crossing not accepted into Canada; officials also urge producers and vets to watch for worsening wounds, discharge and foul odour. Rural Development Collaboration: Federal, provincial and territorial rural development ministers met in Morell, P.E.I., to strengthen coordination, highlighting rural communities’ role in Canada’s GDP and local ag and aquaculture engines. Food Safety System Check: The CFIA says its annual national testing and monitoring shows very high compliance with Canadian food safety standards, while continuing inspections, sampling, surveillance and enforcement. Farm Finance: Farm Credit Canada is investing in Farm Lending Canada to expand financing for Canadian farmers as part of a broader push to scale ag and food innovation and support farm transitions. Market Watch: Soybeans and corn slid again as traders weigh export demand and development weather, with wheat mixed and input costs still a concern for competing exporters.
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