OTTAWA — The federal government moved Tuesday to ease multiple pressures in Canada’s agriculture industry created by the COVID-19 pandemic with the promise of a $252-million aid package. The funds fall far short of the $2.6 billion request for help last month from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the money is a starting point. “We know that farmers still have concerns about what this pandemic means for their industry long-term,” Trudeau said. Some $77 million was allocated to that problem Tuesday, with those funds also being used to expand domestic processing capacity. With workers in place, attention can turn to getting crops in the field or animals off to slaughter.

Source: Huffington Post May 05, 2020 16:52 UTC