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Supply chain shakes off pandemic rust

The post-pandemic recovery is happening, but Canada is still feeling the impact from COVID-19

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Glacier FarmMedia – Goods in Canada are flowing more fluidly than during the pandemic, but the supply chain is still underperforming, according to a panel discussion at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual meeting in late February. Arun Thangaraj, federal deputy minister of transport, said the value chain is still feeling pressure. “The pinch points still exist. It is imperative that we
Looming pandemic loan deadline must not be ignored
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Looming pandemic loan deadline must not be ignored

Farmers face a significant financial hit if they don’t pay back their Canada Emergency Business Account loan by Jan. 18

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Glacier FarmMedia – It’s not the sort of thing you can afford to forget. If farmers received money from the Canada Emergency Business Account during the pandemic, missing the Jan. 18 repayment deadline could bring a sharp boot to the finances. “It would be $20,000 evaporating,” said Marvin Slingerland, MNP’s national director for livestock services.
"What is the number one issue affecting families right now? Food prices. Inflation..." – Sylvain Charlebois.
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Manitoba lags national foodservice recovery

Keystone province sees provincial sales decrease, says FCC

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Food service sales in 2023 have been steady compared to 2022 in all provinces except Manitoba, which saw a drop of one percent, says a report from Farm Credit Canada. The report says sales in 2023 are back to pre-pandemic levels but below the pre-pandemic trend in most cases. Alberta leads all Canadian provinces with
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Updated Covid vaccines roll out 

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The first updated COVID-19 and flu shots are making their way through the province, Manitoba Health announced Oct. 6.  The first shipments are bound for high-priority locations such as personal care homes and hospitals, the department said.  The vaccines are expected to trickle out to the general public in coming weeks, although the province warned
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Comment, Op/Ed

COVID-19 isn’t over for white-tailed deer

The virus mutates rapidly in white-tailed deer, but here’s why we don’t need to worry — for now

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At some point during the pandemic, Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, spread from humans to white-tailed deer in North America. In 2021, scientists revealed that 40 per cent of white-tailed deer sampled in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois and New York state in the U.S. had antibodies for the virus. Surveillance of these deer continues, and
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Canada retools inflation baskets with more focus on food, gas

Snowblowers and barbecues in, DVD players out

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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
The main drivers of viral emergence in the human population are humans and their actions.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: The viral age

From COVID to bird flu and mpox, there are reasons we’re seeing so many viruses emerge

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From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022, to the evolving bird flu situation, to recent cases of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, COVID isn’t dominating the headlines as much as it used to. Instead, we’ve been regularly hearing about outbreaks of newly emerging or re-emerging viruses. Is the incidence of virus
Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA’s logo on a tower in Jundiai, northwest of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil, on June 1, 2017. (File photo: Reuters/Paulo Whitaker)
Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Beef consumption to rise in China, JBS predicts

China seen as more competitive in domestic chicken, pork markets

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Sao Paulo | Reuters — Demand for beef in China is expected to rise as the country still has relatively low per capita consumption, Gilberto Tomazoni, chief executive of JBS SA, said on Wednesday during a business conference. He said Brazil and the U.S., where JBS has meat facilities, are well positioned to meet China’s
Editor’s Take: Coming together
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Editor’s Take: Coming together

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It’s been an interesting few years. Since March of 2020, it seems in some ways like decades have passed. Perhaps that’s the way it goes when you’re forced to spend too much time alone at home, in your own company. But every now and then a milestone passes, and I realize the whole experience of

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