Insights and Stories on Food

Anxiety over cost of food on the rise: CCFI

Oct. 17, 2023 at 4:56 pm CDT

When asked which life issues they were most concerned about, 54 per cent flagged the cost of food as a top concern—up from 51 per cent last year, the report said.

Major grocery chains agree to help stabilize prices, feds say

Sep. 18, 2023 at 7:44 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren Steve Scherer

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U.S. food companies go deal hunting as pandemic growth fades

Sep. 8, 2023 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Deborah Mary Sophia

Canada says will join as third party in U.S.-Mexico corn dispute

Aug. 25, 2023 at 7:53 pm CDT

By Reuters

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea market neither bullish nor bearish

Aug. 15, 2023 at 4:27 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

At Ag in Motion: 3D printer takes aim at food ingredients

Jul. 19, 2023 at 5:06 pm CDT

With the development of 3D printing, the age of Star Trek replicators has arrived. For master’s student Rhea Thomas Thommana and PhD student Kashika Sethi, food replication is on the horizon as well. Thomas Thommana and Sethi were at Ag in Motion this week with a 3D printer designed to […]

By Becky Zimmer

Feds lift ‘pause’ on increases in crop chemical MRLs

Jun. 22, 2023 at 10:19 pm CDT

Proposals to increase a crop chemical’s maximum residue limits (MRLs) on foods and food crops in Canada can again seek federal approval, after being put on temporary hold two years ago. Among several other changes, a planned new package of federal regulatory amendments will put a gradual end to a […]

By Dave Bedard

Canada retools inflation baskets with more focus on food, gas

Jun. 20, 2023 at 12:54 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s national statistics agency on Tuesday revealed new weights for the basket of goods and services in its Consumer Price Index, giving more prominence to changes in the prices of food and gasoline. The reweighting, which Statistics Canada carries out every year, has historically had only […]

By David Ljunggren

Food sales grew but margins tightened in 2022, FCC says

Mar. 28, 2023 at 12:09 pm CDT

Food and beverages sales increased in Canada last year, even as margins hit an historic low and consumers chose Canadian less. According to the latest FCC Food and Beverage Report, released Tuesday, sales increased 11 per cent to $156 billion in 2022. These gains came largely from higher export values […]

By GFM Staff

China to buy more homegrown soybeans for reserves

Mar. 16, 2023 at 1:30 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China will step up buying of domestic soybeans by state reserves to encourage farmers to keep planting the crop, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday, as Beijing continues to push for greater self-sufficiency in oilseed. China started to increase soybean planting a year ago amid worries […]

By Reuters

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