Where is the American food boycott? And where is Canada’s agri-food trade diversification?
The latest Statistics Canada figures, which came out this week, suggest that both ambitions have yet to meaningfully change our dependence on the United States. Between January and August 2026, Canadian agri-food imports from the United States declined by 0.7%, compared with the same period in 2025. That might sound like evidence that Canadians’ determination to avoid American products is having an impact. But Canada’s total agri-food imports declined by 1.2%.
