Canadian egg and poultry farmers who’ve lost domestic market share due to two recent free trade agreements will soon have access to $691 million in federal cash, Canada’s agriculture minister announced Saturday.
Marie-Claude Bibeau shared details of the long-awaited funds in a virtual news conference.
“Today we position our young farmers for growth and success tomorrow,” she said.
The money follows a previously announced $1.75 billion for the dairy sector linked to free trade deals with Europe and countries on the Pacific Rim, one that came into effect in 2017 and the other in 2018. Read More.
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