# Is Canada in the first-world agri-food game?

> An Export Development Canada economic commentary argues that Canada's agri-food sector must meet growing demand for first-world food from emerging-market populations. It notes the US takes 53 per cent of Canadian food exports and that developed markets have grown about 5.1 per cent annually over 15 years.

- Date: 2017-10-05 · published 2017-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68425-is-canada-in-the-first-world-agri-food-game
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

This is a long-term structural view with no new supply or demand shock, so it has no clear near-term price implication for feed ingredients.

## Sources

- edc.ca: https://www.edc.ca/en/weekly-commentary/canada-in-world-agri-food-game.html

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