AHDB webinar to offer UK meat companies recommendations on exporting to Canada

A webinar hosted by the Agriculture and Horticulture Growth Board (AHDB) will present recommendation for pink meat companies on exporting to Canada.

The webinar will happen on October 19, 2023, and can present an outline of the important thing factors for the companies to contemplate, together with suggestions for path to market, compliance and customs clearances.

AHDB stated contributors will even be given entry to details about imports, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, labelling necessities, documentation, and checklists to assist guarantee they’re within the strongest attainable place to maximise the export alternatives that Canada presents for UK pork, beef and lamb.

The webinar will characteristic a presentation from Ontario-based consultancy MCS Associates Inc. which offers recommendation to firms on regulatory and high quality compliance of their merchandise.

Market entry supervisor, Ouafa Doxon, stated: “It’s crucial for our exporters to constantly meet import necessities to take care of and defend our market entry to Canada.

“The intention of our webinar is to equip them with probably the most up-to-date perception and knowledge to assist them obtain their export ambitions on this market.”

Exports to Canada

AHDB stated its Prospects for UK agri-food exports: North America report has highlighted that Canada is a internet importer of lamb, with low ranges of tariff safety for imports. 

The worth of beef shipments from the UK to Canada in 2022 have been price £13.1 million – up 77% on the earlier 12 months.

The worth of sheep meat shipped to Canada elevated 160%, up from virtually £1.9 million the earlier 12 months to virtually £5 million, whereas pork export worth remained secure at £7.7 million.

“Our evaluation has highlighted that Canada is prone to supply improved alternatives for UK pink meat exports over the subsequent decade,” Doxon stated.

“Particularly it should current additional alternatives for premium pink meat merchandise which are differentiated from typical home manufacturing.”

Levy payers have stated they worth AHDB’s work on export improvement and want to see extra of it, she stated.

“This webinar kinds a part of our wider worldwide market improvement work to assist our levy payers profit from the alternatives the Canadian market presents.

“I’d subsequently urge any UK pink meat exporters with an curiosity in buying and selling with Canada to register for the webinar.”

These fascinated with attending the webinar ought to register through the AHDB web site.