Manitoba government provides producers with $150 million in supports

The Manitoba government will provide producers with more than $150 million in supports. This includes $10 million in additional matching funds for the AgriStability program, as well as $140.8 million for business risk management programming including AgriInsurance, Wildlife Damage Compensation and AgriInvest.

“We’re standing up for Westman and Western Canada, and protecting your jobs,” said Premier Wab Kinew. “With $150 million in supports for agriculture, we’re making sure that farmers and producers can weather the economic uncertainty we’re facing and protecting jobs in the agriculture industry.”

This funding comes when the province is focused on responses to tariffs from China and the United States – and is working with Keystone Agricultural Producers toward a number of other shared goals to support Manitoba agriculture. These include: identifying opportunities to remove regulatory barriers to grow value-added food processing businesses; advancing trade work in Manitoba’s interest including collaboration with other provinces and engagement with key U.S. states critical to Manitoba’s trading relationship that will be hurt by potential tariffs; and advocating to the federal government and working to deliver policies and investments in value-added processing, improvements to business risk management programs and access to the capital producers need.