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Agriculture and Food Exports - Home
China | Japan | Europe | Mexico | South Korea | United States
Other Markets - Taiwan
China There is no recent news for China at this time.
Europe
Canada and the EU Settle Dispute over GM Canola (pdf) - 2009/08
On July 15 2009, Canada and the European Union announced they had settled a trade
dispute that led Canada to drop its six year old complaint at the World Trade Organization
over European restrictions on imports of genetically modified canola. Read more.
EU-US Deal for Expanded Beef Access Causes Concern (pdf) – 2009/07
The EU will maintain its 21-year ban on imports of US and Canadian beef treated with growth-promoting hormones. However, the agreement will increase the amount of hormone-free beef that can be imported from the US. Read the full article.
Japan
Historic Government Change May Impact Agriculture Exports to Japan – 2009/09
Japan has been a consumer market of upscale unique products as well as a bulk importer of products such as beef, pork, canola seed/oil and honey of which Alberta is strong in production. Read more.
Japanese Domestic Food Production Via Vegetable Factories (pdf) - 2009/05
Because a number of small regional businesses are building new facilities to increase vegetable production, there may be opportunities for Alberta industry supply technological advances, nutrient products and expertise to increase the capability, capacity and efficiency for in indoor vegetable production in Japan. Read the full article.
Mexico
Mexican Airlines to Suspend Edmonton Flights - 2009/10
After months of being affected by the H1N1 pandemic and then the Canadian Visa requirement for Mexicans, Mexicana airlines has advised that it will suspend the Edmonton – Mexico City flight, effective January 14th, 2010. Once close monitoring of the Edmonton to Calgary traffic for the direct flight into Mexico City, there is hope to reestablish the flight around June of 2010. In the interim, effective January 15th they will increase Calgary’s service to Mexico City to 5 times a week to include Saturdays.
Interesting statistics regarding Mexicana de Aviación and its load factors in Alberta.
-Average load factors for the Calgary flight in 2008 were 74%, dropping to 61% in 2009.
-Average load factors for the EDM flight in 2009 were 51%.
-This month of October alone, Calgary has averaged 54% and Edmonton, 40%.
Visa Application Centres - 2009/10
In an effort to make the visa process more convenient for Mexicans, the Embassy of Canada in Mexico has inaugurated in Mexico City the first of three Visa Application Centres (VACs). The other two centres (VACs) will open on November 24th in Monterrey, Nuevo León and in Guadalajara on January 14th, 2010.
Agri-Food Infrastructure Development in Mexico - 2009/06
The Alberta Mexico Office has confirmed that as of June 2009, two new agri-food facilities were inaugurated by international companies in the state of Jalisco ...
South Korea There is no recent news for South Korea at this time.
United States
Ag-Food US News - October (pdf) - 2009/10
Ag-Food US News - September (pdf) - 2009/09
Ag-Food US News - August (pdf) - 2009/08
Ag-Food US News - July (pdf) - 2009/07
Ag-Food US News - June (pdf) - 2009/06
Meat - MeatCool.info on the Web (link) - 2009/03
MeatCool. Info has been developed by Canada's beef and pork industries to support trade in meat products following the implementation of Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling in the USA. Now updated for the Final Rule which came into effect on March 16, 2009. Download a PDF copy of the Executive Summary of the Final Rule.
Other Markets
Taiwan Taipei County announces fines for arsenic in fast food frying oil (pdf) – 2009/07
Regulations tighten on fast food frying oil to ensure freshness and hygiene.
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Marcy OConnor.
This information published to the web on August 1, 2007.
Last Reviewed/Revised on November 9, 2009.
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