Minister MacDonald announces support for the growth of Canadian pork in international markets

The BC Food Newscast, hosted by Jennifer English, discusses the Canadian government's newly announced support for the growth of its pork industry in international markets. The Honourable Heath MacDonald pledged an investment of up to 3.8 million dollars for Canada Pork via the AgriMarketing Program, under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The funds aim to increase consumer awareness of Canadian pork, promote its quality and food safety standards, and help pork producers and processors expand its export sales across emerging markets in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The project will include attending international trade shows, facilitating business meetings, and creating trade mission opportunities to build relations with global buyers. The podcast episode reveals that approximately 65% of Canada’s pork production is exported to around 76 countries annually, with the United States, Japan, Mexico, China, and South Korea as the top five markets. Hans Kristensen, Chair of Canada Pork, shares his gratitude for the government’s support, stressing its importance in expanding their reach to new global customers and in achieving a robust industry within the country. https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4777087-1&h=1555406538&u=https%3A%2F%2Fagriculture.canada.ca%2Fen%2Fprograms%2Fagrimarketing&a=AgriMarketing+ProgramPOST datahttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4777087-1&h=3686075700&u=https%3A%2F%2Fcanadapork.com%2F&a=Canada+Porkhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4777087-1&h=3979150294&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCanadianAgriculture&a=Facebookhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4777087-1&h=1738415270&u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FAAFC_Canada&a=X%2Chttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4777087-1&h=2167655313&u=https%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fcdn_agriculture&a=Instagramhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4777087-1&h=4104014375&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2FAgricultureCanadaEng&a=YouTubehttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4777087-1&h=3435055960&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2F1574%2Fadmin%2F&a=LinkedInjennica.klassen@agr.gc.caaafc.mediarelations-relationsmedias.aac@agr.gc.cahttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4777087-1&h=2664789211&u=https%3A%2F%2Fagriculture.canada.ca%2Fen&a=Agriculture+and+Agri-Food+Canada