2021 Saskatchewan Exports Hit Record High

Feb 09, 2022

Saskatchewan has hit a new record high for exports, and agriculture played a key role.

The province reporting exports of $37.1 billion in 2021, an increase of 24.7 per cent over 2020 levels.

That's up from the previous record in 2014 for annual exports of $35.3 billion.

Farm and food products made up the largest share of 2021 exports with a value of $17.3 billion, an increase of 6.8 per cent over 2020.

Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison says Saskatchewan has a stable, secure supply chain and is providing the food, fuel and fertilizer a growing world needs.

Saskatchewan operates eight international Trade and Investment Offices in China, India, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, UAE, UK and Vietnam.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.