Canada seeks to improve canola market access

The Canadian government will invest C$7.8 million (US$7.5 million) to help the country's canola sector develop a comprehensive market strategy to improve market access and increase profitability for farmers.

The investment comes as Canada's canola sector is facing market access issues to both China and the US.

The plan is to create a targeted market access strategy that will make sure Canadian canola producers have full and fair access to international markets so that they can get more buyers bidding on their product, said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.

This investment is intended to help the Canola Council of Canada develop a comprehensive strategy that will open new markets as well as examine current legislative, regulatory and administrative trade barriers.