Farm groups call on Federal Government to create Export Sales Reporting Program
For Immediate Release
Oct. 28, 2025 (Saskatoon, SK) – The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS)
and SaskCrops (consisting of SaskBarley, SaskOats, SaskOilseeds, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
and Sask Wheat), call on the Federal Government for the creation of an Export Sales Reporting
program, so Canadian farmers have timely access to sales and export data.
Canadian farmers currently operate at a significant information disadvantage compared to
producers in competing regions such as the U.S. and EU, who have robust reporting and
transparency systems.
“Our organizations, representing 24,000 Saskatchewan farmers, initiated an independent study
by Mercantile Consulting to illustrate how greater access to export sales data could empower
farmers with insights for better decision making, influencing market dynamics, pricing
structures and the overall competitiveness of Canadian grain farmers,” said Jake Leguee, chair
of Sask Wheat’s board of directors.
The study suggests that closing the information gap, could generate returns of up to $56.6
million annually for Canadian grain farmers. Enhanced data transparency would improve
demand forecasting, operational planning and logistical efficiency for grain companies,
processors and transportation providers, making Canada’s grain supply chain more resilient and
making us a more reliable trading partner.
“The gains from an export sales reporting program are likely to be experienced throughout the
entire grain supply chain as the data can be used to make better planning and resource
allocation decisions, improving responsiveness and promoting productivity gains throughout
the supply chain from producers, processors, exporters, grain transporters and grain handlers,”
said Bill Prybylski, president of APAS’s board of directors.
The groups involved are calling on the Canadian government to reverse the information
disadvantage producers face, through creation of an export sales reporting program. Export
sales reporting would include data on large and cumulative sales to individual destinations for
major grains. This would provide the foundation for Canada’s agriculture sector to respond
effectively to rapidly changing global market conditions.
“As Canada looks to grow and diversify export markets it is important to focus on not only
physical infrastructure, but also the information and data infrastructure for the agriculture
sector to reach its full potential,” emphasized Leguee.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Communications Manager
Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan
306-789-7774
communications@apas.ca
Andrea Lauder
Sask Wheat
306-653-7967
andrea.lauder@saskwheat.ca
About APAS:
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is Saskatchewan’s
democratically elected, non-partisan farm policy and advocacy organization. APAS has been the
voice of Saskatchewan’s farmers and ranchers since 2000 and represents ratepayers in 135 rural
municipalities.
About SaskCrops:
The Saskatchewan Crop Commissions (SaskCrops), consisting of SaskBarley, SaskOats,
SaskOilseeds, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, and Sask Wheat, together represent virtually all
Saskatchewan grain, oilseed and pulse farmers. The Commissions invest check-off dollars
collected on farmer sales of grain, oilseed and pulse crops in areas such as varietal
development, agronomic research, and market promotion. SaskCrops works to ensure that
Saskatchewan farmers remain competitive in the global market while profitable at the on-farm
level, and have their voices heard by governments. SaskCrops advocates for science-based policy
to create and maintain an efficient, predictable, and sustainable business environment for
Saskatchewan farmers.
