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Indigenous communities that want to engage in protein industries like raising bison find familiar barriers in their way.
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One-size-fits-all approach won’t work for Indigenous protein innovation: experts

Remote communities and lack of access to sales, processing infrastructure a barrier to Indigenous food entrepreneurs

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A lack of appreciation for Indigenous communities’ knowledge, goals and approaches to food production is hampering business development, experts told the Manitoba Protein Summit. “We don’t want pilot projects. We want equitable access to capital. We want equitable access to programs, and we want programs that aren’t broken,” said Bruce Hardy, president of the Myera
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Crops, Markets

G7 ag ministers urge end to food export curbs as prices surge

Nations warn against 'speculative behaviour'

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Hamburg | Reuters — Global food exporting countries should not restrict food exports after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine cut world supplies, agriculture ministers of the G7 group of nations said on Friday. The impact on markets escalated this week as a growing list of food producing countries restricted exports, keeping vital supplies within their borders.
Aerial view of AGT Foods’ pulse plant at Aberdeen, Sask. (AGTFoods.com)
Crops

AGT building oat milling plant in Saskatchewan

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Regina pulse processor AGT Foods plans to bulk up its portfolio in the plant-based ingredients business with a new oat milling operation in central Saskatchewan. The company on Thursday announced it would start construction “immediately” on the new operation, to be housed in an expansion of its existing processing plant just east of Aberdeen, about
File photo of a Loblaw-owned Real Canadian Superstore location in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)
Markets

Loblaw beats estimates for quarterly revenue

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Reuters — Canadian retailer Loblaw Cos. beat market estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, as demand for groceries and other essential items stayed strong. The pandemic-led trend of cooking at home has sustained even as COVID curbs have eased, continuing to help sales at grocery stores that benefited during last year’s lockdowns. Companies such as
Snowstorms, labour shortages, procurement problems related to some ingredients, or even packaging issues can affect perishable foods, pandemic or not.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Beware of ‘shelflation’

Compromised supply chains are increasing waste and costs

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By now, you may have heard of a phenomenon called shrinkflation. Many companies will reduce quantities without changing the price by adjusting their packaging strategy. It’s been going on for years. It is the illusion of buying the same amount of product when it has in fact shrunk. But when supply chains aren’t working optimally,
Greenleaf Foods, a subsidiary of meat processor Maple Leaf Foods, last month began providing its plant-based Lightlife Chick’n Tenders to convenience chain 7-Eleven in Canada. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

ADM releases alternative protein outlook for 2022

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MarketsFarm — Major U.S. agribusiness ADM released a report Tuesday identifying the seven biggest trends in the alternative protein market, ranging from creating new protein sources from fungi to making plant-based meat substitutes more affordable and palatable to the general public. The seven trends in the report were: introduction of novel protein sources, using microbial
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Markets

Vaccine mandate to lead to inflation, empty shelves, trucking executives say

Parallel mandate for U.S. entry starts Saturday

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Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian consumers should soon see higher prices and some empty shelves in supermarkets and other retail outlets because of disruptions stemming from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers, top trucking executives warned this week. The mandate, imposed by Ottawa to help curb the spread of the virus, has cost six
Nearly 90 per cent of respondents in a recent survey said that food prices are increasing at a faster pace than their income.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Spooked Canadians at the grocery store have plans for 2022

Inflation is causing consumers to re-evaluate their food purchases

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Since the year 2022 is here, it is time to reflect on what has happened this past year and anticipate what lies ahead. Food inflation obviously affected most food categories this year, which is why the last 12 months have been challenging for Canadians both at the grocery store and at restaurants. Canada’s Food Price
U.S. grain firm Scoular is expanding its reach in the flax market with a new processing plant just outside Regina. (Scoular.com)
Crops

Scoular fires up flax processing near Regina

Plant to process flax for food- and feed-grade markets

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U.S. grain handler Scoular’s Canadian arm has opened a new flax processing operation at its site just southeast of Regina, into what it describes as a record-strong flax market. Scoular Canada on Wednesday announced the opening of its “high-speed” flax line at Richardson, Sask., where it already processes and cleans lentils, peas and canary seed.

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