Trade, federal engagement key priorities for Saskatchewan agricultural sector [Video]

Uncertainty remains the only certainty for Saskatchewan’s agricultural producers these days.

The province’s major industry players came together Thursday in Saskatoon for the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan’s (APAS) Ag summit. Discussions included the best approach to deal with continued tariff talk, all while in the middle of a federal election.

“It’s adding a lot of anxiety to producers going into seeding here in the next few weeks,” APAS President Bill Prybylski said. “So it is going to impact their seeding decisions and marketing decisions and all those kinds of factors are kind of accumulating.”

With so many unknowns, industry leaders want more clarity around trade and infrastructure from the incoming federal government.

“We grow the products, we know there are markets out there, but there [are] some problems in the transportation industry to get our products to market,” said Prybylski.

He added commitments to updating infrastructure, particularly rail and port, will bring a sense …