摘要：Most of Canada's grain/oilseed and livestock is produced in the Prairie provinces withmuch of the grain destined for the export market. Domestic demand for agricultural and foodproducts is relatively stable. Thus, apart from influences from the weather and technologicalfactors, variations in farm prices and farm incomes are predominantly determined by situationsin the international market. Such situations have caused a renewed interest in the concept of"post-harvest value adding" by the federal and provincial governments and the agricultureindustry. Consequently, substantial investment has been made in value-added initiatives in thepost-harvest sector.
