Government Creates Export Opportunities for Canadian Soybean Industry

The Canadian soybean industry will tap new export markets... Member of Parliament Bev Shipley (Lambton-Kent-Middlesex), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced today an investment for the Grain Farmers of Ontario to create export opportunities...

The Canadian soybean sector’s ability to specialize in developing new food-grade varieties while maintaining an outstanding quality assurance program is making it a growing favourite on the world stage. This investment of over $100,000 aims to create export opportunities for Canadian soybeans in specialty markets by attending trade missions, conferences and trade shows...

Grain Farmers of Ontario represents Ontario’s 28,000 growers of corn, soybean and wheat. Soybean production is concentrated in Ontario but with the new varieties developed by Canadian researchers, it is now possible to grow them in other parts of the country as well. Canada exports over $1 billion worth of soybeans annually to Japan, the EU and China, among others...

This has been excerpted from the 19 December 2013 news release by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and is available in its entirety at http://www.agr.gc.ca/cb/index_e.php?s1=n&s2=2013&page=n131219&src=hp.