Agriculture exports played a role in helping Canada achieve its first monthly trade surplus since July 2014. Here is a look at trade data for various crops and crop products.
Cliff Jamieson
Canadian Grains Analyst
Cliff Jamieson was born and raised on a family farm at Flaxcombe, a town in west-central Saskatchewan close to the Alberta border. Cliff graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1987 with a degree in agriculture, majoring in economics, as well as Athabasca University with a masters in business administration in 1996.
Cliff has worked primarily as a merchant for the past 25 years in the western Canadian grain industry. He has a passion for the study of the markets and working with producers to help identify and manage potential market risks.
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