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CFIA to consult on new near-meat, non-meat guidelines

Clarity for labels, promotion, composition to be considered

“Greater clarity” in federal guidelines for the makeup and labels of “simulated” meat and poultry products is the end zone for a new round of consultations underway for the next month. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Tuesday announced the launch for the public consultation, which includes an online survey and runs until Dec. 3. […] Read more

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USDA outlines first-ever rule for GMO labeling

By Reuters December 20, 2018

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday laid out its first-ever requirements for labeling of genetically engineered, or GMO, foods as early as 2020, a rule met with praise from some farmers and criticism from consumer groups. Consumers have been pushing for years for greater transparency over what is in their […] Read more

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Ontario’s dairy farmers ramp up own marketing

By John Greig January 18, 2018

Dairy Farmers of Ontario is starting to build its own consumer marketing department, now that it’s retaining marketing funds collected from farmers and no longer sending tens of millions of dollars to Dairy Farmers of Canada. What does it mean? Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s withdrawal from national marketing of milk has meant upheaval at Dairy […] Read more

Crops, Grapes, Reuters

China seen set to become world’s second-biggest wine market

By Reuters April 29, 2017

Paris | Reuters — China is set to overtake Britain and France to become the world’s second-largest wine consumer by value behind the U.S. by 2020 as consumers turn to more middle-range wines, the International Wine and Spirit Research (IWSR) organization said Thursday. In a study for wine fair Vinexpo it forecast Chinese wine consumption […] Read more

Prairie cash wheat: Choppy U.S. futures lead to mixed bids

No BRM breakthrough reached at ministers’ meeting

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as South American crops struggle

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Prairie cash wheat: Choppy U.S. futures lead to mixed bids

No BRM breakthrough reached at ministers’ meeting

U.S. grains: Soybeans firm as South American crops struggle

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CFIA to consult on new near-meat, non-meat guidelines

USDA outlines first-ever rule for GMO labeling

Ontario’s dairy farmers ramp up own marketing

China seen set to become world’s second-biggest wine market

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