Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, today wrapped up a successful 10-day visit to China, finishing a series of promotional events and meetings that raised the profile of Canadian agricultural products to our second-most valuable agri-food export market.
The three-city mission will help Canada reach its goal of growing global agri-food exports to $75 billion by 2025 by providing Canadians and processors new opportunities to grow their businesses.
From Shanghai to Guangzhou to Beijing, the Minister strengthened Canada's position as a strong agricultural trading partner, and took every opportunity to showcase Canada's safe, high-quality food products to one of the world's most competitive and desired markets for agriculture.
Through meetings with his counterpart, Minister Han Changfu, and with Minister Zhi Shuping from China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), he set a path for continued stable trade for agricultural products, including canola and meat.
Source : Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada