2020: Record Year For Agricultural Exports In Saskatchewan

Feb 10, 2021

Saskatchewan produced $16.9 billion in agricultural exports last year, a 31 per cent increase over 2019 and a new high for the province.

Canola seed, non-durum wheat, lentils, canola oil and durum wheat remain Saskatchewans leading agriculture exports with our top international markets

being the United States, China, Japan and India.

Saskatchewan agri-food export destinations in 2020 were listed as the United States, China, Japan, India and Mexico.

Agriculture Minister David Marit says Saskatchewan producers grow safe, high-quality food that the world needs and our agriculture exporters remain committed to providing the world with these products.

Increases in primary production as well as a growing value-added sector have contributed to the record agri-food export growth in Saskatchewan.

In 2020, the Province's value-added exports totalled $3.2 billion and included canola oil, canola meal and processed oats.

The Province is currently working on opening new trade offices in Singapore, Japan and India in 2021 aas a means of increasing export diversification.

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Video: Root Exudates, Soil Biology, and How Plants Recruit Microbes | Field Talk Friday

Field Talk Friday | Dr. John Murphy | Root Exudates, Soil Biology, and How Plants Recruit Microbes

Most of us spend our time managing what we can see above ground—plant height, leaf color, stand counts, and yield potential. But the deeper you dig into agronomy, the more you realize that some of the most important processes driving crop performance are happening just millimeters below the surface.

In this episode of Field Talk Friday, Dr. John Murphy continues the soil biology series by diving into one of the most fascinating topics in modern agronomy: root exudates and the role they play in shaping the microbial world around plant roots.

Roots are not passive structures simply pulling nutrients out of the soil. They are active participants in the underground ecosystem. Plants constantly release compounds into the soil—sugars, amino acids, organic acids, and other molecules—that act as both energy sources and signals for soil microbes.