Finance

Canada’s inflation unexpectedly rises in April, upping rate-hike pressure

Canada’s annual inflation rate rose in April for the first time in 10 months, data showed on Tuesday, adding pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates again after…

The Big Meat Conspiracy Theory Unravels

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board ran the following editorial in the May 14, 2023 edition of the paper        Remember when President Biden and progressives last year…

McCain steps down as Maple Leaf Foods CEO

The head of Maple Leaf Foods Inc. said he’s confident in the future of the companyas he hands the reins of the protein producer to current president and chief operating…

Restaurants Canada Appoints Kelly Higginson as New President and CEO

As former Chief Operating Officer of Restaurants Canada and over 25 years of experience in hospitality operations, Higginson steps in to deliver impact        Restaurants Canada (RC), the…

New CFIB report outlines 10 guiding principles to create environmental policies with small businesses in mind

  Small business owners believe it’s possible to protect the environment and grow the economy at the same time        Small business owners are taking steps to make…

Senator Rob Black’s Food Day in Canada Bill to Receive Royal Assent

As sponsor of Bill S-227, An Act to Establish Food Day in Canada, the Honourable Rob Black, Senator for Ontario and Chair of the Canadian Senators Group, is pleased to…

Farmers rush to save livestock as wildfires rip through Alberta

With wildfires forcing thousands of Albertans to flee their homes, farmers are rushing to save their animals      by Brendan Coulter – CBC News Carol Swap, who lives north…

Restaurants Canada calls on Ottawa to take action on CEBA repayment proposal

Restaurants Canada (RC) is calling on the federal government to adopt its Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) repayment proposal from RC’s 2023 Federal Pre-budget Submission      Global Newswire With…

Tyson Foods posts surprise loss, cuts 2023 revenue forecast as beef, pork prices fall

Tyson Foods Inc on Monday posted a surprise second-quarter loss and cut its full-year revenue forecast on falling beef and pork prices, sending the U.S. meat packer’s shares tumbling 9%…

Legend in the North American meat industry passes away

 The first Canadian ever inducted into the North American Meat Institute Hall of Fame passed away on April 22, 2023 leaving a legacy that will be remembered for years to…

Shrinking US cattle herd squeezes meatpacker profits

U.S. cattle producer Brad Kooima declined multiple, escalating bids from meatpackers seeking to buy his livestock to hold out for higher prices     by Tom Polansek – Reuters His…

Swine Health Information Center Reports Increased Porcine Delta Coronavirus Detection in March

The Swine Health Information Center suggests an increased detection of porcine delta coronavirus in March may be part of a cycle that occurs every two to three years    …

Biden administration pledges fight to keep climate-friendly farming funds

The Biden administration will defend funding for climate-smart farming in the $430 billion U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) if Republican lawmakers seek to cut it during negotiations for the next…

Dutch plan to cut nitrogen emissions gets EU green light

Dutch government plans to drastically cut emissions of nitrogen pollution cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when the European Union’s executive arm gave the green light to farm buyout schemes worth…

Canada Secures Guatemala Market For Canadian Meat Products

Minister of agriculture and agri-food, Marie-Claude Bibeau announced that the government of Canada has regained market access to Guatemala for Canada’s pork, beef and poultry products     Agriculture and…

Walmart Canada opens first distribution centre in Atlantic Canada in Moncton, New Brunswick

Walmart Canada’s first distribution centre in Atlantic Canada, a 223,000-sq.-ft facility in Moncton, New Brunswick, has officially opened and will distribute fresh and frozen groceries to more than 40 Walmart…

Brazil examining ways to better trace cattle origins

The Brazilian government is looking at ways to perform more effectively the challenging task of tracing the origins of cattle raised for slaughtering, Carlos Favaro, agriculture minister of the world’s…

NAMI report: PRIME Act is a Food Safety Risk

The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today again announced its opposition to the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act, or the PRIME Act, for the risk it poses…

Farmers plan biggest wheat crop in more than 2 decades due to war in Ukraine

Canadian farmers are expecting to plant the largest wheat crop in more than two decades this year amid strong demand for wheat      The Canadian Press Statistics Canada said…

Colorado becomes 1st to pass “Right to Repair” for farmers

Sitting in front of a hulking red tractor, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday making Colorado the first state to ensure farmers can fix their own tractors and…

Our December 2024 Issue

In our December 2024 issue we look at the Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement, Federal funding for the Cattle Industry’s Improvement initiatives, Ontario’s Agritourism Sector, Cargill cutting jobs, A&W tackling food waste, Consumer Trust over Climate Optics, the rising cost of doing business, and much more!