I’ve followed Steve Verheul’s career for a long time. His years as Canada’s lead negotiator for agriculture trade deals, and then as Canada’s lead trade negotiator, parallel the years I’ve written about agriculture trade. Few people have been as integral as Verheul has been to Canada’s leadership in pushing for open trade around the world. […] Read more
Tag Archives food — page 7
Opinion: New food demand brings opportunities
What’s Canadian agriculture’s plan to embrace them?
Opinion: Food insecurity costs
Walking into the grocery store in the past few months has become a source of anxiety for many Canadians. I know my heart skips a beat when I see the grand total at the bottom of the receipt, which seems to climb higher with every store visit despite not making any significant changes in what […] Read more
Will China be able to feed itself sustainably?
What the country’s food security strategy means for global hunger and stability
As the world’s largest net importer of food, China will play a very significant role in global food security. According to a new research report “Linking global food security with China’s food security” from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), how the country of 1.5 billion people pursues its own food security policy will have […] Read more
Mexico opens door for GM corn in feed, industrial uses
U.S. 'disappointed' in Mexico's new decree
Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico on Monday scrapped a deadline to ban genetically modified corn for animal feed and industrial use amid trade tensions with the United States — but retained plans to prohibit use of the GM grain for human consumption, as well as the herbicide glyphosate. The move, approved in a government […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Earthquake to have little effect on pulse markets
Such disasters don't often blow back on agrifood commodity costs
MarketsFarm — The earthquake that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria on Monday last week, taking the lives of more than 40,000 people, may not have a major effect on pulse markets, according to one analyst. Jon Driedger from Leftfield Commodity Research in Winnipeg said that while natural disasters like an earthquake can take on […] Read more
Export markets grow for Ontario Corn Fed Beef
Promoting the benefits of Ontario beef has grown the market nationally and internationally
The pandemic hindered market development for Ontario’s beef industry over the last few years but there were successes. One of them was Chuck’s Roadhouse, a high-volume steakhouse with 60 restaurants that featured Ontario’s Corn Fed Beef (OCFB) this summer, John Baker told Beef Industry Convention attendees last month. Why it matters: Sales volumes of Ontario […] Read more
Federal NDP ag critic to handle food inflation file
Mini-shuffle follows new critic portfolio
Canada’s federal New Democrats have appointed their critic for agriculture and agri-food to a new point position on a major issue for the fourth-ranked opposition party. After the House of Commons resumed sitting last Monday (Jan. 30), NDP leader Jagmeet Singh on Friday named Alistair MacGregor, MP for the Vancouver Island riding of Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, to […] Read more
Borderline city hosts interprovincial food trade pilot
Trade barrier on pause for two years for food businesses serving Lloydminster
The idea of loosening interprovincial trade in certain foods made by provincially-inspected processors will get a major test in one of Canada’s very few province-crossing municipalities. The Saskatchewan, Alberta and federal governments on Jan. 19 announced the start of a two-year pilot project within the limits of Lloydminster, a city of over 31,000 people straddling […] Read more
Germany considering withdrawal from crop-based biofuels by 2030
Lawmakers seek to boost biofuel made from wastes
Hamburg | Reuters — Germany’s government is considering proposals to phase out the use of biofuels produced from food or animal feed crops by 2030, the German biofuels industry association (VDB) said on Tuesday, adding the measure could increase carbon emissions. German environment minister Steffi Lemke said Jan. 17 she will soon send proposals to […] Read more
Bolivia farm region blocks borders, grain transport in protests
Santa Cruz/La Paz | Reuters — Protesters in Bolivia’s farming region of Santa Cruz are blocking highways out of the province, threatening to snarl the domestic transport of grains and food, as anger simmers following the arrest of local governor Luis Camacho. The region, a stronghold of the conservative opposition to socialist President Luis Arce, […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
