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Food sales grew but margins tightened in 2022, FCC says

Modest further growth expected this year

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Food and beverages sales increased in Canada last year, even as margins hit an historic low and consumers chose Canadian less. According to the latest FCC Food and Beverage Report, released Tuesday, sales increased 11 per cent to $156 billion in 2022. These gains came largely from higher export values and strength in the grain
Sixty-five per cent of consumers say their behaviours and preferences for shopping and services like grocery have changed.  
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Comment: Food security not all about food price

Addressing social issues also key

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About one in six households in Canada experience food insecurity, but economic barriers are not the only obstacles. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, food security requires not only economic, but physical and social access to food. Physical access is related to infrastructure like roads and availability of transportation. Social
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Don’t educate the public on agriculture– engage with them

Shared values and a light touch are keys to building trust

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Farmers do great work, but with food affordability remaining a concern, they need to build public trust more than ever. That was the message a panel of three industry insiders shared at the Keystone Agricultural Producers AGM last month. “When we think about public trust, I think the first thing is understanding how we define
The number of vegetarians and vegans has remained steady at three per cent and one per cent respectively.
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Consumers will eat less meat in 2023: report

New report suggests inflation, climate concerns key but eaters aren’t turning to plant-based ‘meat’

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A new report predicts consumers will reduce the amount of meat they eat in 2023. “A diet blending animal and vegetable proteins results in a more affordable household food budget and planetary budget,” said the 2023 trend report from Nourish Food Marketing. In a recently released 2022 public trust report from the Canadian Centre for
‘When farmers view themselves as commodity producers, there can be a tendency to think that the responsibility for their products ends upon delivery to the processing facility or the elevator. That is not the case.’ – Cam Dahl.
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Comment: We are food producers

Inside agriculture they might be commodities, but at the grocery store, what you produce is food

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Farmers are often referred to as “producers” – wheat producers, canola producers, cattle producers, hog producers, etc. While these references are logically rooted in the commodities grown on individual farms, they don’t provide a bridge to consumers filling their grocery carts. If we change the way we look at what farmers do, away from these
...protein is increasingly being used as a political weapon to fight climate change, not just for nutrition.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Politicizing proteins

Dietary choices are personal, not political, and undue coercion is unacceptable

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During the current election campaign in La Belle Province, one political party recently proposed a protein shift in public cafeterias and institutions by offering a menu made up of 50 per cent plant-based protein meals. In the same vein, the party also suggested that 70 per cent of food products served in public institutions be
Guest Editorial: Strike while the iron’s hot 
Editorial, Op/Ed

Guest Editorial: Strike while the iron’s hot 

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There’s a stereotype that everyone, at some point, realizes they’ve become their parent. For me this year, as I pulled out the old canning skills to help beat back the grocery bill, it was more like temporarily becoming one of my grandparents.  It makes sense since, much more like grandma’s day than in the last
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Beef cattle, Livestock

Quebec group seeks to sue beef packers over pricing

Group's class-action application alleges price-fixing dating back to 2015

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A Quebec consumer protection group intends to launch a class action lawsuit against four major beef processors in Canada and the U.S., alleging a “meat pricing conspiracy.” “At a time of high inflation, it is unacceptable to make the price of beef even more expensive than it already is,” Sylvie De Bellefeuille, a lawyer for
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(Guest) Editor’s take: Marketing versus educating

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It’s annual meeting season, and some of the highlights for me are the updates on marketing efforts and consumer outreach. I’ve attended numerous annual meetings, and I’m amazed at the exciting and creative approaches. Highlighting the farmer or farmers who produce agricultural products has been the focus of many campaigns in the last decade. Educating

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