Sask. agri-food exports up 75% in first quarter | 24CA News
According to the Government of Saskatchewan, the primary quarter of 2023 was record-setting for Saskatchewan agri-food exports.
In a news launch, the province stated exports have been up 75 per cent in Q1, to an estimated $6 billion. Canola oil, canola seed, non-durum wheat, and lentils are the main agri-food exports.
“High agri-food prices, in some cases by as much as 100 per cent relative to 2021, and increased supply are fueling the growth in export volume and value for the first three months in 2023,” the province stated in a launch.
“Crop production in Saskatchewan rebounded from the 2021 drought thereby doubling the volume of Saskatchewan exports for the first three months of 2023.”
In 2022, Saskatchewan set a document with $18.5 billion in agri-food exports. The provincial authorities has set a aim of reaching $20 billion in these exports by 2030.
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