Agri-Food Export Group / History and Mission

History and Mission

With nearly 400 agrifood companies, the Agri-Food Export Group, founded in 1990, is the largest Canadian association of agrifood exporters.

Since the begining, we have grown in number, expanding our activities and tightening our aim, year after year. We regularly add services meant to boost foreign shipments, strengthen trade ties, and make exporting easier for our members.

A valuable link between exporters and their markets, a crucial gateway between the public and private sector, and the financial partner of Montreal’s Salon International de l’Alimentation (SIAL), Agri-Food Export Group helps increase the visibility of Quebec products for worldwide enjoyment.

We are developers and facilitators.

Leadership on the national level

The mastering of information and coordination are the trump cards needed to penetrate new markets. The members and partners of the Export Group receive exclusive information services and coordinate activities on all aspects essential to international trade, including, amongst others:

bilingual directory of export members;
seminars, conferences and roundtables;
welcoming of foreign buyers;
partner and shareholder of SIAL Canada;
training offered to new exporters;
permanent liaison with public organisations;
documents and parcels shipping services;
export market Validation.

Foreign promotional activities

Strategically, it's well known that a coordinated approach of members on international markets preceded by a products and buyers exhaustive validation increases penetration rate. The Agri-Food Export Group initiates promotional activities in target markets, such as:

participation in professional shows and missions abroad;
promotion of in store products;
international door-to-door selling with foreign decision makers;
product & market validation abroad;
permanent liaison with Canadian and Quebec commercial representatives working abroad.