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Opinion: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had cascading effects on food security
Western Fair District develops food and ag-product hub
Organization matches District’s Accelerator and Incubator programs to production space for developing companies
There’s a lot of construction at the Western Fair District, all in efforts to spur more made-in-Ontario innovation in food and agricultural products. The Grove (formerly known as The Progress […] Read more
U.N.-backed investors set fresh targets in sustainable food shift
Reuters – A U.N.-backed group of global financial institutions including Dutch lender Rabobank on Thursday set out a series of company specific environmental and social targets aimed at helping drive […] Read more
Crop merchant Bunge raises full-year profit outlook
Agricultural commodities trader Bunge Ltd BG.N on Wednesday raised its full-year earnings outlook after posting an adjusted third-quarter profit that topped expectations, sending its shares up about 2 per cent […] Read more
India allows exports of wheat flour processed from imported grain
New Delhi | Reuters — India has allowed export-oriented units and the firms set up in special economic zones to export flour made from imported wheat, a government order said […] Read more
Haiti gang blockade causing catastrophic hunger, U.N. says
Situation "close to breaking point," WFP rep says
Miami | Reuters — Haitians are experiencing catastrophic hunger because of gangsters blockading a major fuel terminal, U.N. officials said on Friday, with more than four million facing acute food […] Read more
Conagra tops profit, sales estimates even as consumers turn thrifty
Reuters — Conagra Brands beat quarterly sales and profit estimates on Thursday, boosted by higher prices for its Marie Callender’s and Slim Jim brands even as consumer demand wanes under […] Read more
Nearly a million people face starvation in hunger hotspots, U.N. agencies report
London | Reuters — Nearly one million people in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen are starving or will face starvation this year in the absence of aid, as […] Read more
Produce prices spike in flood-hit Pakistan as food crisis looms
Flooding wrecks crops, hampers logistics
Lahore | Reuters — Vegetable and fruit prices have soared in markets across Pakistan as devastating rains ruin crops and disrupt supplies, an early sign of how the worst floods […] Read more
Work on grocery code of conduct extended
Code intended to smooth relations between retailers and suppliers, but work has been contentious
A Canadian grocery industry code of conduct is still months away after the steering committee asked agricultural ministers for another extension to complete its work. The committee reported to the […] Read more
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