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Canadians remain confident in ag sector meeting demand, survey says

The majority of Canadians are confident that the country’s agriculture sector will be able to keep up with demand.

That’s according to Climate FieldView and Angus Reid Forum which released the “Perceptions of Canadian Agriculture Survey” on Monday.

It suggests four-in-five Canadians are confident in the sector with around 84 per cent of people in Saskatchewan falling into this category.

“I have total confidence,” Kerry Peterson, a Shellbrook area farmer, said.

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