Reading Time: 2 minutes Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia is banning imports of a wide variety of agricultural products from Canada, Europe and the United States. The effects of this decision on Canada will likely be felt in the pork industry as we export to Russia well over $300 million worth of pork products each year. Putin’s move […] Read more
Playing Russian roulette with food
The urge to teach someone a lesson seldom inspires sound policy
Hog industry needsto root out its own fix
Integration Canadian producers need to follow the Danish model of harmonizing the supply chain
Reading Time: 2 minutes Many factors, most of them foreseeable and manageable, have triggered bankruptcies in the hog industry over the years. These factors include fuel costs, currency fluctuations and access to some markets closing. Big Sky Farms, now in receivership, filed for bankruptcy protection and restructured its business just a few years ago after a similar run-up in […] Read moreMoving beyond supply management
Reading Time: 2 minutes Now that we have some clarity on the economic future of the Canadian Wheat Board, attention is slowly turning toward the issue of supply management, which has arguably served our agricultural economy well for decades. Economically speaking, these sectors have been unwavering, and consumers have long benefited from stable retail prices for these products. However, […] Read more
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