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This report highlights certification requirements for food and agricultural products exported to Canada and supplements the FAIRS Country Report CA2021-0038.

The 2016 changes to nutrition labelling requirements come into force in December 2021, with enforcement discretion extended to December 2023. Other regulatory initiatives (like Front of Package Labeling) continue to be on hold.

Canada is the largest overseas market for U.S. high-value, consumer-oriented products, with exports reaching nearly $17 billion in 2020 – representing 25 percent of the total value of U.S. consumer-oriented exports worldwide, more than doubling the value of the next largest market.

Canada is the top export market for U.S. wines by value, and Ontario’s provincial liquor board is among the largest purchasers of beverage alcohol on the planet.

On June 3, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that the Southwest Monsoon had set over Kerala two days after the average onset date of June 1.

Quebec is the largest wine-importing province in Canada, at 180 million liters of wine valued at $770 million in 2020.

On May 20, 2021 the Department of Food and Public Distribution, under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, slashed its sugar export subsidy by $27.32 per metric ton under the Maximum Admissible Export Quota (MAEQ). This assistance...

India's 2012 and 2016 labeling requirements for bulk food products will remain in effect until new standards and regulations take effect in November.

India’s 2021 average ethanol blending rate in gasoline is estimated at 7.5 percent due to curtailed fuel pools from the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerated government efforts to divert more feedstock toward ethanol.

On May 25, 2021, the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCTD) issued a notification permitting the home delivery of wine and liquor within the territory.

On May 19, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency launched a consultation on the Seeds Regulations and the environmental release of seeds.

After July 12, 2022, USDA certification will be required to import organic products from India to the United States.