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At a time when food insecurity affects almost one in five Canadians, the latest funding presumes that food-insecure households are accessing food charities and that doing so resolves their food insecurity. Both assumptions are simply untrue.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Food charity will not fix food insecurity

Canada’s national food policy is at risk of enshrining a two-tiered food system

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Just two days after the release of the latest statistics on household food insecurity in Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced a new phase of the Local Food Infrastructure Fund. Launched in 2019 as part of Canada’s food policy, this program funds infrastructure and equipment for local food charity programs and is the only federal
Company executives argued that food price inflation was due to problems with global supply chains in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Grocery Code of Conduct should benefit Canadians and food industry

The code was promised following concerns over grocery inflation

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The cost of filling your grocery cart in Canada increased by 10.3 per cent in 2022 and is projected to increase by an additional five to seven per cent this year. In response to this and other concerns, the House of Commons standing committee on agriculture and agri-food initiated studies on food price inflation and
Arun Alexander, Canada’s deputy ambassador to the U.S.
Livestock, News

Proposed meat label bad news for North American livestock, meat supply chains: industry

If consumers wanted a voluntary label, they would already exist, Manitoba Pork’s Cam Dahl says

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Washington, D.C. — Canada doesn’t want a proposed American rule for voluntary meat labelling to disrupt North America’s integrated meat and livestock industry, and thus damage Canada’s meat sector. “While we, of course, support efforts related to truth in labelling for consumers, we are concerned about the potential real-world consequences of the proposed rule on
Letters: Burgers are not ‘junk food’
Comment, Letters

Letters: Burgers are not ‘junk food’

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In response to the Manitoba Co-operator article, ‘Rural kids fall short on nutrition,’ I have a few questions for the writers and editors of the May 4 edition:  1. How could anyone describe a meal that includes a modest amount of healthy bread, a proper serving of healthy beef and several fresh vegetables as “junk
Tyson’s costs to buy live cattle increased $305 million from last year.
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Tyson Foods shares plunge

Deflated demand, inflated costs lead to surprise loss

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Tyson Foods Inc. shares plunged 16 per cent to a three-year low May 8 as the U.S. meatpacker posted a surprise second-quarter loss and cut its full-year revenue forecast amid slowing consumer demand. The weaker than expected results indicate cash-strapped shoppers are cutting back on meat spending in a high-inflation environment, while a shrinking cattle herd forces Tyson to pay more for
A 2019 display in the Food Development Centre in Portage la Prairie highlights locally developed food products brought to market.
News

Funding for food processing comes at right time

S-CAP funding is good news for Manitoba’s food and beverage industry

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Last month’s federal-provincial funding announcement for Manitoba food processors is critical for the industry, according to Food and Beverage Manitoba. “I would say those streams of funding are absolutely crucial for stimulating growth and supporting innovation in the sector,” said executive director Michael Mikulak. Why it matters: Access to funding could help food processing businesses ride
Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Food and the four-leaf clover

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Today’s teenagers aren’t eating particularly well, and it’s not just those in cities. In fact, according to a recently released study of Grade 9 students by the University of Manitoba, rural kids might be eating worse in terms of things like sugars and saturated fats. And when it came to veggies or certain major nutrients,
Rural kids fall short on nutrition
Farmit Manitoba, News

Rural kids fall short on nutrition

U of M study suggests unhealthy diets are prevalent in rural teens

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Rural kids are more food secure than their counterparts in urban and northern Manitoba and more likely to eat meals with family, but when it comes to nutrition, they’re not exactly pulling ahead, according to a recent study from the University of Manitoba. “The [study] shows there is urgent need to improve the overall diets
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Gardening for a lower food bill

If there was ever a year to maximize garden yields, food price inflation suggests this is it

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Although snow in the third week of April suggests otherwise, Manitoba is only weeks away from gardening season. And while the large farm garden is an institution in rural areas, the memory of soaring lettuce prices and food costs in general may have Manitobans everywhere looking for a little extra from their growing space. Why
“We need a lot of stuff.” – Wayne Rempel.
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Demand exists for more Manitoba veggies

Peak of the Market imports a significant amount of vegetables to cover supply gaps, director says

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Manitoba could be growing more vegetables, according to a director of Peak of the Market. “We need a lot of stuff,” said Wayne Rempel, speaking at the Manitoba Organic Alliance annual meeting on April 4. As well as his position with Peak of the Market, Rempel is president and CEO of Kroeker Farms. Peak of

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