Insights and Stories on Marketing

Organic pork firm seeks out of Quebec’s marketing system

Sep. 13, 2023 at 4:43 am CDT

A Quebec organic pork producer and packer is seeking a clean break for organic and Certified Humane producers from that province’s collective hog marketing arrangement. Viandes duBreton, based at Saint-Bernard, about 50 km south of Quebec City, said Aug. 22 it has put a request before the Regie de marché […]

AAFC lowers Canadian wheat ending stocks estimates

Jul. 21, 2023 at 3:18 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Biden overhauling U.S. marijuana policy

Oct. 6, 2022 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Doina Chiacu Jeff Mason

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle falls as cash market idles

Oct. 22, 2021 at 6:47 pm CDT

By Christopher Walljasper

Blue Cow comes to Pizza Pizza

Jun. 17, 2021 at 4:59 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Alberta hog farmers to get set-aside via AgriRecovery

Mar. 5, 2021 at 9:27 pm CST

An AgriRecovery plan announced Friday is set to pay eligible Alberta farmers 95 cents per day per market-ready hog toward the animals’ upkeep during the shutdown of the province’s biggest hog slaughter plant. Olymel, the meat packing arm of Sollio Co-operative, reopened its plant at Red Deer this week after […]

By Dave Bedard

Feds back pork producers with new levy on imports

Nov. 5, 2020 at 8:37 pm CST

A new agency will use funds from a new levy on imported pork to pay for research and promotion for the Canadian pork sector. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie Claude Bibeau on Thursday officially announced the creation of the Canadian Pork Promotion and Research Agency (PRA). The Farm Products Council of […]

By D.C. Fraser

India’s controversial farm bills become law despite protests

Sep. 27, 2020 at 6:15 pm CDT

New Delhi | Reuters — India’s president on Sunday approved three controversial agricultural bills amid nationwide protests by farmers who say the new laws will stunt their bargaining power and instead allow large retailers to have control over pricing. Farmers’ organizations say one of the three laws could lead to […]

By Mayank Bhardwaj Neha Arora

Indian cabinet minister quits over farm legislation

Sep. 17, 2020 at 3:19 pm CDT

New Delhi | Reuters — India’s minister for food processing resigned on Thursday over her opposition to planned laws to allow farmers to sell produce directly to bulk buyers and make contract farming easier, saying the legislation will hurt millions of the country’s farmers. “Proud to stand with farmers as […]

By Mayank Bhardwaj

Fraser: In ag marketing, emotions need to start trumping facts

Feb. 19, 2020 at 1:20 am CST

Go to an agricultural event and someone will inevitably point out how bad farmers are at getting their message to consumers. As annoying as it is, those comments underscore an increasingly important theme in Canadian agriculture: communication. It used to be enough to grow and market your crops, but that […]