Nixon Announces Trade Accord Between Missouri and Quebec
Speaking to reporters from Toronto on Wednesday, Gov. Jay Nixon said Missouri and Quebec signed an agreement to boost trade over the next four years by 15 percent. The agreement, according to a press release from Nixon’s office, was signed by Québec Minister of Industrial Policy Élaine Zakaïb and Missouri director of Economic Development Mike Downing.
The memorandum, Nixon said, means that Missouri will export around $3.2 billion in goods and services to the Canadian province. And he specifically says the agreement will benefit Missouri’s agricultural, manufacturing and life sciences industries.
“Our strategy in engaging with governments on a subnational and provincial level continues to pay real dividends by unlocking opportunities for Missouri products and the outstanding businesses and partners that make them,” said Nixon in a conference call. “This is a very promising start to what continues to be a very productive mission.”
Nixon said Canada is Missouri’s biggest export market, adding that the country purchased around $4 billion in Missouri goods last year. He went on to say that the provinces of Ontario and Quebec are big consumers of Missouri goods.
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