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Canadian food inflation to slow through 2024, report says

More certainty has brought an uptick in grocer promotions, but consumers are struggling

By GFM Network News, Gord Gilmour December 7, 2023

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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Dairy cattle, Livestock

Farmgate milk price hike delayed to May

Stakeholders say increase should be postponed amid food inflation concerns

By GFM Network News, Karen Briere November 1, 2023

The farmgate price of milk will go up May 1, 2024, rather than Feb. 1, after a review of the national pricing formula and consultation with stakeholders. The increase will be 1.77 per cent, or about 1.5 cents per litre for milk going into processing plants, the Canadian Dairy Commission said Wednesday. The commission had

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Hold off on milk price hike, dairy farmers say

Dairy commission to consult again before making annual adjustment

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News October 17, 2023

The process to set the next national price adjustment for Canadian milk will now take an extra week, triggered by stakeholder objections, for a round of consultations — in which the national dairy farmer group plans to call for a delay on any increase. The Canadian Dairy Commission — the Crown corporation managing Canada’s milk

File photo of the produce section at a Canadian grocery store. (FatCamera/E+/Getty Images)

Markets

Canada retools inflation baskets with more focus on food, gas

Snowblowers and barbecues in, DVD players out

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News June 20, 2023

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s national statistics agency on Tuesday revealed new weights for the basket of goods and services in its Consumer Price Index, giving more prominence to changes in the prices of food and gasoline. The reweighting, which Statistics Canada carries out every year, has historically had only a marginal impact on the

Opinion, Other

Opinion: School taxation a sign of unsustainability

By Alexandra Burnett, Rodney A. Clifton November 19, 2018

Manitoba school trustees are permitted to tax property owners to fund public schools. No other province gives trustees this responsibility. Because school divisions have taxing authority, both taxpayers and parents must pay attention to what school boards actually do. A few years ago, the Winnipeg School Division (WSD) proposed to increase property taxes by 6.4

Strong demand from the U.S. will continue to support Western Canadian feeder prices.
Photo: Canada Beef Inc.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Small volumes characterize feeder cattle market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen August 7, 2018

It’s that time of year when the feeder cattle market experiences a calm before the storm. The fall run will get underway over the next three weeks and recent market activity appears to be quite positive. Last week, yearlings and calves traded $3 on either side of unchanged compared to seven days earlier. However, larger

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Stronger beef demand underpins feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen July 31, 2018

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling markets traded $2 to $4 higher on average while calves were relatively unchanged. It appears that yearling supplies could be down 2 per cent to 4 per cent this fall which has feedlots being more aggressive early in the season. Major markets in Alberta led the charge higher

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market jumps on optimistic outlook

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen July 23, 2018

Western Canadian yearling prices were slightly softer during the second week of July, due to the historical high weekly marketings of feeder cattle south of the border; however, the market fully recovered last week. Feeder cattle prices tend to make a seasonal high in late July and this year is no exception. Market reports in

Livestock

Report sees Canadian meat prices rising at faster pace

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team June 19, 2017

CNS Canada — Canadians will be paying more for meat than earlier thought in 2017, according to a new report from Dalhousie University. Expected price declines for other foods, however, will limit the impact on the total grocery bill in the country. In the mid-year update for Canada’s Food Price Report, researchers at Dalhousie in

Opinion

Food prices are… falling?

By Owen Roberts March 27, 2017

I stopped in my tracks recently when I heard food prices actually dropped last year. It was nonsensical… how could an essential such as food be going down in price, with the cost of living marching forward? “It’s true,” says Mike Von Massow, a University of Guelph agriculture and food economics researcher. “The price of

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

Daily Network News

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Canadian food inflation to slow through 2024, report says

Farmgate milk price hike delayed to May

Hold off on milk price hike, dairy farmers say

Canada retools inflation baskets with more focus on food, gas

Opinion: School taxation a sign of unsustainability

Klassen: Small volumes characterize feeder cattle market

Klassen: Stronger beef demand underpins feeder market

Klassen: Feeder market jumps on optimistic outlook

Report sees Canadian meat prices rising at faster pace

Food prices are… falling?

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