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Americas and Europe: United States | Mexico | Europe
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Other Markets - Taiwan
Mexico (Return to Mexico main page)
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 ...
Europe (Return to Europe main page)
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 (Return to Japan main page)
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.
China (Return to China main page)
There is no recent news for China at this time.
South Korea (Return to South Korea main page)
There is no recent news for South Korea at this time.
Other Markets (Return to Other Markets main page)
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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