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Officials discuss ways to speed up border traffic
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) _ Efforts are under way to speed up trade

and travel across the Canada-U.S. border, a move that could help

North Dakota sell even more goods to its northerly neighbor.

Statistics show that about $2.2 billion in goods from North

Dakota went to Canada in 2011. Canada buys more products from North

Dakota than all of its other trading partner countries combined.

Officials at a conference in Grand Forks Friday said both

countries are working on programs that allow much of the security

work to be done before truckers and travelers reach the border.

North Dakota Chamber of Commerce president Andy Peterson says

it's a good time to be in North Dakota and a good time to promote

trade.