Even if CUSMA-compliant goods remain exempt from Trump’s new tariffs for now, trade risk for farmers has not disappeared, Sylvain Charlebois warns.
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Trade uncertainty is back on the Canadian national menu
Tariff decision injects more unpredictability into North American food supply chains
Canada leads efforts to convince importers to dump zero tolerance
Canada is leading efforts to get an international agreement that would see countries accept small amounts of unapproved genetically modified (GM) crops in their imports, says Dennis Stephens. And the Oakbank-based secretary of the International Grain Trade Coalition credits Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz for leading the charge. Ritz, along with Canada’s flax industry, experienced first
Conservation agriculture will play a key role in feeding future populations
Conference told that by employing permaculture, cover crops, strategic rotation and reduced tillage, small landowners can generate surpluses and contribute to food security
Sarah Jaibes isn’t a soil scientist, or an international development expert, but she knows a lot about how to make small farms work and what it will take to feed nine billion people by 2050. The Zimbabwean farmer became involved in conservation agriculture in 2009, after rising inflation made it difficult to live on herFurloughs for meat inspectors expected to start mid-July
Washington / Reuters / All U.S. meat inspectors will be furloughed on the same days as the federal meat safety agency, a top USDA official said, leading to spotty meat shortages in the summer and fall as automatic spending cuts shave $53 million off the agency’s budget. The furloughs, expected to total 11 days, are
U.S. restaurants face tough order locking in low beef prices
It is getting harder for restaurant chains to lock in long-term prices for hamburger and other beef cuts as the impact of last summer’s historic drought sends prices higher. Such purchasing contracts help companies predict their food costs over time, and if done well, can save them significant money in times of rising prices. Chili’s
U.S. drought heading from croplands to the meat counter
The worst drought to hit U.S. cropland in more than half a century could soon leave Americans reaching deeper into their pockets to fund a luxury that people in few other countries enjoy: affordable meat. Drought-decimated fields have pushed grain prices sky high, and the rising feed costs have prompted some livestock producers to liquidate
Mexico raids U.S. corn market, buys 1.516 million tonnes U.S. corn
Traders say the purchase is a sign of global anxiety Mexico raided the U.S. corn market by making the biggest one-day purchase in over two decades earlier this month, the first clear sign of global anxiety over the decimated U.S. crop. Mexico, the No. 2 importer of U.S. corn after Japan, bought 1.516 million tonnes,
Recipe Swap, March 1, 2012
“Myth information” When it comes to food, we all have our likes, dislikes, preferences and prejudices. Many of us also live (and eat) by our “food myths.” These can be simple “dietary must-dos” like, “you must take minerals and supplements to stay healthy” or, “you must avoid carbs if you want to lose weight.” Some
U.S. Listeria Death Toll Hits 18
news reuters Eighteen people infected with listeria have died so far in the deadliest foodborne outbreak in the U.S. in more than a decade. One hundred people in 20 states have been infected with one of the four listeria strains involved, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Listeria monocytogenes is a frequent
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Hunger is exclusion. Exclusion from the land, from jobs, wages, income, life and citizenship. When a person gets to the point of having nothing to eat, it is because all the rest has been denied. I keep Josue de Castro s words pinned near my desk, lest I be tempted to believe I m really
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