Sask. agri-manufacturers reach 135 per cent growth in five years

Amid recent records for international exports, the province's agricultural manufacturers are generating sustained and significant growth as they create a rising global demand for Saskatchewan-made equipment and technology solutions, according to a Saskatchewan government press release.

While 2022 provincial exports to the United States reached an all-time high of $29.3 billion and total agri-food exports were a record $18.5 billion, shipments by the agricultural implement sector over the past five years have increased in value by 135 per cent from 2018 ($359 million) to 2023 ($843 million). From 2021 to 2022 alone, their value increased by 58 per cent. Saskatchewan's total exports for 2022 were valued at $52.6 billion.