Insights and Stories on Food

Afghanistan ‘marching towards starvation,’ UN food chief says

Aug. 24, 2021 at 7:34 pm CDT

Doha | Reuters — Millions of Afghans could soon face starvation due to a combination of conflict, drought and the coronavirus pandemic, the executive director of the World Food Programme said on Tuesday, calling on political leaders to act fast. “There’s a perfect storm coming because of several years of […]

Haitians grow impatient for quake aid as hungry crowd gathers

Aug. 18, 2021 at 2:18 pm CDT

By Laura Gottesdiener

U.S. confirms will boost food stamps by record amount

Aug. 15, 2021 at 8:12 pm CDT

By David Shepardson

Hemp industry looking forward despite hurdles

Jul. 23, 2021 at 7:03 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

World Food Programme starts distributing food in Venezuela

Jul. 7, 2021 at 8:23 pm CDT

By Reuters

JBS Canada plant up and running after cyberattack

Jun. 2, 2021 at 4:43 am CDT

Meat packer JBS’s major beef slaughter plant in Alberta went back to work Tuesday following a cyberattack reported to have downed several of the company’s operations in North America and Australia. JBS USA, the unit overseeing the Brazilian firm’s Canadian operations, and JBS-owned chicken unit Pilgrim’s Pride both reported “significant […]

By Dave Bedard

Agriculture, agrifood wish lists pile up ahead of long-delayed budget

Apr. 16, 2021 at 8:20 pm CDT

Agriculture and agrifood sector stakeholders will learn Monday which of their requests make their way out of the pile and into a long-awaited federal budget. Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s 2021 budget is scheduled to be released Monday in the House of Commons, at about 4 p.m. ET. Canadians didn’t […]

By D.C. Fraser

Mexico’s ban on GMO corn imports won’t apply to feed, U.S. says

Mar. 26, 2021 at 7:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Friday that a Mexican plan to ban imports of genetically modified (GMO) corn would apply to grain used for human food products, not livestock feed, based on recent talks he had with Mexican Agriculture Secretary Victor Villalobos Arambula. Vilsack […]

By Tom Polansek

Would you eat a poutine in a pie this holiday season?

Dec. 23, 2020 at 10:27 am CST

The Conversation – I recently saw a culinary invention that made me think about “tourtine.” The dish, as its name suggests, is a hybrid of tourtière and poutine. Poutine cheese curds and sauce are added to the tourtière’s pie filling, along with festive ingredients such as shredded meat and the […]

By Reuters

U.N. draws on emergency fund in bid to avert famines

Nov. 17, 2020 at 9:21 pm CST

United Nations | Reuters — United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Tuesday he would use US$100 million from the world body’s emergency fund to help seven countries try to avert famine fueled by conflict, spiraling economies, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. Some $30 million will be spent […]

By Reuters