Contents: Preface, Kenneth L. Weaver; A Binational Welcome, Governor Stan Stephens and Allen W. Hyland; The move toward increasing openness and integration in international markets, C. Ford Runge; Will the Canada-U.S. Trade Agreement (CUSTA) enhance the ability of the region to compete in the global economy? T.K. Warley; Canada and the U.S.: relative competitiveness of selected agri-food industries, Larry Martin, C. Ford Runge, and Erna van Duren; Regional dimentions of U.S.-Canada trade and prospects for trade expansion in the "West", Larry D. Swanson; Red Rive Trade Corridor Development Project, Jerry Nagel; Politics, policies and production: how to blend them, R.L.M. Dawson; Eximbank and FCIA resources for financial export sales, Arthur Obestar.