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Canada will export meat and poultry products to Guatemala

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On April 28th, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced that the Government of Canada has regained market access to Guatemala for Canada’s pork, beef, and poultry products. 

Guatemala had closed access to its market for Canadian meat products in December 2013 due to new requirements to inspect facilities in Canada for approval of exports.

>>Since 2013, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, with the support of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, has been negotiating access for Canada’s meat products to Guatemala.  

As part of this market access, Canadian exports of beef, pork, and poultry meat products produced on or after April 17, 2023, are now eligible to be exported to Guatemala.

Increased exports into Guatemala have been part of Canada’s long-term strategy to:

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