New Market Access for Canadian Agriculture in Mongolia

Canadian farmers and exporters now have new market opportunities in Mongolia for beef, cattle and swine and their products. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz made the announcement after meeting with Mongolia’s Minister for Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, Tunjin Badamjunai. Canadian agriculture and food products that can be exported to Mongolia are: live cattle, live swine, ovine/caprine genetics (sheep/goats), bovine genetics, porcine semen, day old chicks and hatching eggs, and meat products, including all beef and beef products. Mr. Ritz met his Mongolian counterpart in Ottawa this week to discuss agriculture cooperation and trade opportunities between the two countries. As part of this mission, Minister Badamjunai and his governmental and business delegation also traveled to Saskatchewan, a province with which Mongolia has a close agricultural relationship.