Reading Time: 2 minutes Beef specialists examine key indicators in Canadian market for growth patterns in cattle markets
Want to track the cattle industry? Follow the heifers
Beef analysts look beyond the crystal ball to heifer data and consumer debt
Farmers snubbed on rising grocery prices, say advocates
Grocery prices have been rising, but the money going into farmer bank accounts hasn’t followed suit, National Farmers Union says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Grocery prices have been rising in Canada, but the money going into farmer bank accounts hasn’t followed suit, the National Farmers Union says.
Canada’s Grocery Code of Conduct just window dressing
Until true accountability is part of the equation, the code won’t have any effect
Reading Time: 3 minutes The voluntary nature of Canada’s Grocery Code of Conduct robs it of effectiveness and won’t result in the food system accountability that’s needed.
Food cost cuts deep in consumer food report
The latest survey of Canadian grocery from Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab habits shows food prices are still impacting how consumers buy their groceries.
Loblaw and parent company to pay out $500 million in bread price fixing settlement
Grocery giant Loblaw (Loblaw Companies Limited) and parent company George Weston Limited announced yesterday a $500 million settlement had been reached concerning their involvement in a bread price-fixing scandal.
All major retailers agree to join Grocery Code of Conduct
All major retailers have agreed to join the Grocery Sector Code of Conduct, according to a statement by Agriculture and Agri-food Canada.
Loblaw to back Canada grocery code
The code has been the focus of considerable back and forth between food retailers and Ottawa
After months of negotiation, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) says it’s standing behind a proposed grocery code of conduct.
Consumer food-buying behaviour changing rapidly
Inflation-strapped buyers turn to more discounts, cut their food-buying budgets
Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia — Canadian consumers have dramatically changed their grocery-buying patterns in the past year as food prices and housing inflation have squeezed their budgets. Demand and product changes in the food supply chain will affect farm commodities. Grocery store sales are down in Canada, even with product value inflation, which means less demand for […] Read more
Grocery code will stabilize producer incomes, say fruit and vegetable growers
The code has hit recent speed bumps as grocery giants Loblaw and Walmart have stalled signing on
Canada's proposed grocery code of conduct will usher in a new era of fairness and transparency and stabilize grower incomes, said the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) in a statement Thursday.
Canadian food inflation to slow through 2024, report says
More certainty has brought an uptick in grocer promotions, but consumers are struggling
Canadian food prices are expected to rise between 2.5 and 4.5 per cent in 2024, according to a new report.
“It is probable that Canadians will continue to experience the strain of food inflation compounded by increasing costs of housing, energy and various other expenditures,” according to Canada’s Food Price Report 2024.
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