Canada recorded a bigger-than-expected trade deficit of C$1.1 billion in August, its sixth consecutive monthly shortfall, as imports rose while exports declined, Statistics Canada data showed on Tuesday.
Canada posts sixth straight monthly trade deficit in August
Farm, fishing and intermediate food product exports rose
US port strike disrupts hamburger supplies, frozen seafood
Beef sector could see ripple effects if strike lasts more than a week, industry says
Dockworkers striking at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports are preventing imports of beef that restaurants and retailers increasingly rely on to make hamburgers due to limited domestic supplies, traders and industry members said.
Packaged food giant Conagra Brands’ quarterly results miss on weak demand
Packaged food giant Conagra reported first-quarter results that missed Wall Street estimates as budget-conscious consumers prioritized spending on lower-priced alternatives over the company's higher-priced pantry staples, sending its shares down about seven per cent.
White House sides with union as US dockworker strike enters second day
New York | Reuters — President Joe Biden’s administration heaped pressure on U.S. port employers to raise their offer to secure a labour deal with dockworkers on strike for a second day on Wednesday, choking half the country’s ocean shipping. The strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union has blocked goods from food to […] Read more
US East Coast dockworkers strike, halting half the nation’s ocean shipping
Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation's ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labour contract broke down over wages.
Federal government renews $100M grant for Canadian Foodgrains Bank
The last four-year agreement funded food aid in 19 countries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Federal government renews $100M grant for Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
U.S. port strike threatens vital trade arteries
Some 45,000 union workers could walk off the job at seaports on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts on Oct 1, cutting off vital trade arteries just weeks ahead of the nation's presidential election.
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION: A ‘found generation’ of farmers
Faces of Ag: Does growing awareness of Métis heritage play a part in increasing numbers of Indigenous farmers?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Those with Indigenous heritage are increasingly self-identifying on StatCan agriculture surveys, especially Métis farmers.
Maple Leaf Foods defends against claims it used Canada Bread as a shield in price fixing investigation
Maple Leaf Foods says legal claims brought by Canada Bread in relation to an ongoing investigation into allegations of bread price fixing are manufactured and without merit.
Food companies launch partnership to cut dairy industry’s CO2 emissions
Food companies Ajinomoto and Danone unveiled on Thursday a partnership to reduce the dairy industry's greenhouse gas emissions using a feed additive called AjiPro®-L, which is purported to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from manure.
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