AG producers await government support following trying harvest, trade challenges – iPolitics
The comments come following the
conclusion of the federal, provincial and territorial agriculture
ministers’ meeting in Ottawa Tuesday which producers said failed to
address their concerns. Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA)
president Mary Robinson said producers face a “double whammy” because
they haven’t received government support for poor harvests and
international trading volatility while competing with U.S. producers
who’ve received billions in aid packages.
conclusion of the federal, provincial and territorial agriculture
ministers’ meeting in Ottawa Tuesday which producers said failed to
address their concerns. Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA)
president Mary Robinson said producers face a “double whammy” because
they haven’t received government support for poor harvests and
international trading volatility while competing with U.S. producers
who’ve received billions in aid packages.
“We see other countries investing and
helping their agricultural producers be buffered from things like this,
but we haven’t seen Canada step up with anything meaningful yet,” she
said.