Minister MacDonald concludes profitable outreach to Mexico

October 17, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

The Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, concluded a 4-day commerce and relationship-building journey to Mexico to strengthen Canada’s dedication to strengthen business ties and promote Canadian agriculture and agri-food.  

Building off Prime Minister Mark Carney’s latest journey to Mexico and the Canada-Mexico Action Plan, Minister MacDonald met with Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué the place they mentioned the significance of working collaboratively on mutual priorities with an emphasis on the resiliency of Canada-Mexico meals provide chains, commerce, meals safety and diversification. 

While in Mexico City, Minister MacDonald delivered closing remarks on the Canada-Mexico Agribusiness Dialogue. The Minister reiterated Canada’s dedication to proceed working with trade to advance worldwide commerce ties and shared Canada’s views on the significance of reaching extra sustainable, resilient and various agriculture and agri-food techniques.

The Minister, alongside Canada Beef, the Canadian Meat Council and JBS Foods participated within the official launch of Canadian beef merchandise in 42 Costco Mexico shops. Minister MacDonald emphasised Canada’s position as a dependable provider of beef merchandise and the nation’s dedication to the Canada-Mexico commerce relationship.

To conclude his outreach in Mexico City, Minister MacDonald met with Mexico’s largest flour miller, Grupo Trimex, who’s a valued and long-standing commerce accomplice for Canada and the most important Mexican importer of Canadian wheat. Canada has exported 3.9 million metric tonnes of wheat value CAD$ 1.5 billion to Mexico since January 2020. The firm is increasing into Canadian oats and canola, with newly acquired amenities already processing merchandise of Canadian origin. This relationship is a testomony to Canada’s fame for prime quality exports.

In Guadalajara, Minister MacDonald met key state organizations and companies to study extra about market dynamics, alternatives and enlargement of Canadian oilseeds and grains within the Mexico market.

The Minister additionally met with 2 main importers of Canadian canola seed, Aceites, Grasas y Derivados (AGYDSA) and Oleomex, the place he expressed appreciation for his or her continued partnerships and promoted Canada as a dedicated and dependable provider of oilseeds.

AGYDSA has been Mexico’s main canola seed importer for the reason that late Eighties, and a key buying and selling accomplice for Canada. Since January 2020, Canada has exported 5.9 million metric tonnes of canola seed to Mexico, value CAD$ 4.53 billion. Minister MacDonald visited their processing amenities and noticed first-hand Canadian canola being processed and bottled.

The Minister’s conferences continued with Oleomex’s, the place the corporate highlighted their plan to double its canola imports over the subsequent 3 to 5 years.  

In addition, Minister MacDonald met with key senior executives of Grupo Industrial Vida (GIV), a key investor within the Canadian oat sector in Alberta and Manitoba and the most important importer of Canadian oats in Mexico. He took the chance to focus on the corporate’s enlargement plan to extend present oat processing capability in Canada via the Foreign Direct Investment in Alberta and Manitoba and to thank them for his or her continued partnership and promotion of Canadian oats. Canadian oat exports to Mexico since January 2020 have been value CAD$224 million with a quantity of 658,000 metric tonnes.

Minister MacDonald’s journey underscores Canada’s dedication to strengthen agricultural ties with Mexico, to extend and diversify agriculture and agri-food commerce, and to advertise the Canada model.