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Agri -food
facts, figures
Did you know?
• The agri-food industry employs
more than 1.8 million Canadians,
and accounts for 15 per cent of
total employment in Canada.
• Canadian agri-food exports were
valued at 515.2 billion in 1994, up
14 per cent form 1993.
• Unprocessed grains - wheat, bar-
ley and feed grains -- were our
major agri-food export last year,
accounting for 54.3 billion in sales.
• Exports of oilseeds, primarily
canola, were worth another $2
billion, an increase of 61 per cent
over 1993. Meat exports totalled
51.4 billion and live animal exports
were worth 51.3 billion. Beverages
and spirits, at 51 billion, were our
fifth-largest agri-food export.
• Our main markets last year were
the United States, which accounted
for 53 per cent of our exports,
followed by Japan, China, South
Korea, Algeria, Belgium, Mexico
and Iran.
• Our European trade is primarily
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with Great Britain (26 per cent,)
France (22 per cent), the Nether-
lands (18 per cent) and Germany
(9.5 per cent).
• Canada's total agri-food exports
increased an average 10 per cent a
year between 1989 and 1993.
During the same period, world agri-
food imports increased by 1.6 per
cent, meaning Canada's market
share rose.
• Ontario exported 54 billion worth
of agri-food products in 1994, a 12
per cent increase over 1993. Liquor
and meat are among Ontario's
major agri-food exports.
Annika Rear assists Dr. Tim Blatt at the Ripley Huron Veterinary
Clinic as he prepares an Injured cat for an IV drip. It's all part
and parcel of Annika's plans to become a veterinarian.
(Livingston photo)
Lamb takes grand champion
•from page 4 The Grade 11 Kincardine high
Lastear she placed second school student has tailored her
overall (beef, dairy, sheep), out of courses to include the sciences and
220, at the Grey -Bruce Regional 4- maths need to enter Guelph Univer-
H Show in Owen Sound. Her lamb sity.
took reserve champion.
Two weeks before the Royal
Winter Fair, Annika's lamb became
sick and died. Another was quickly
found and trained for entry in the
showmanship and confirmation.
Annika placed sixth overall in the
age category of the junior show,
and third in the Ladies Lead (ages
15 - 22), a category promoting
wool growers.
And what does the future hold for
Annika? "I won't settle for anything
less than being a vet," she says.
Her co-operative education
program is through the Ripley -
Huron Veterinary Clinic, which
gives her more experience and first
hand knowledge of the field she has
chosen to enter.
The self -admitted Trekkie says in
her spare time she enjoys reading.
And just what if her dream
doesn't come true. "I'll be a
farmer," she declares. Annika is
already planning to breed her two
Iambs and has four more on order.
Annika Rear with her best friends Herb (left) and Hooper.
(Livingston photo)
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Come out and join
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Walton &
Brussels
Agromart
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TUESDAY MARCH 21st
at
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Walton
"Choose the meeting time that suits your schedule"
TIMES
Lunch Meeting: 12 - 1 p.m. (Lunch meal)
1 - 4 p.m. meeting
Supper Meeting: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. (meal)
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. meeting
Agenda:
Ultim: What happened in '94 - what to look for in '95
OMAF: No -till techniques - what works - what doesn't
FEATURE SPEAKER: Rick Upfold - University .of Guelph,
Biotechnology, Genetics, Farming Today and in
the Future!
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