Canada's elected officials need to prioritize the renegotiation of the Canada, United States, Mexico trade agreement and to tone down the rhetoric while working with allies in the U.S. to maintain trade.

Manitoba Pork General Manager Cam Dahl suggests this matter should be the number one 
issue of Canada's agriculture ministers from coast to coast.

Farm Credit Canada hosted its annual Food and Beverage Summit in Saskatoon. Smaller and medium sized companies from all parts of Western Canada were on hand. Stacey Gordon, FCC's area vice-president of commercial financing, said entrepreneurs at varying stages of the journey to the supermarket shelf attended the trade show and listened to presentations. 

Some are only selling locally; others are in regional stores while a few are looking to break 
into the national market.