U.S. Ag Secretary Perdue Visits Canada

From the USDA:

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is in Canada today making his first international trip as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

“The bilateral U.S.-Canada relationship is important to the prosperity of both of our countries and I look forward to strengthening this bond with our neighbors to the north moving forward,” said Perdue. 

Perdue will meet with Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and other Canadian officials in Toronto to discuss priority agricultural issues regarding Canada and the United States.   

In addition, Perdue will participate in the 10^th anniversary conference of the Southeastern United States-Canadian Provinces Alliance (SEUS-CP), of which he was a founding member while serving as Governor of Georgia.  At a downtown Toronto restaurant, he will also kick off what will be a two-week-long event showcasing U.S. foods and beverages.

As two of the world’s largest agricultural producers with a shared border, Canada and the United States are key markets for each other’s agricultural products. 

In 2016, the United States exported $20.2 billion of agricultural products to Canada, making it our second-largest agricultural export market, while Canada exported $21 billion of agricultural products to the United States.