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Tyson’s costs to buy live cattle increased $305 million from last year.

Tyson Foods shares plunge

Deflated demand, inflated costs lead to surprise loss

By Granth Vanaik, Tom Polansek May 18, 2023

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

By Don Norman May 11, 2023

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

By Alexis Stockford May 5, 2023

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,

Farmit Manitoba, News

Rural kids fall short on nutrition

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

By Geralyn Wichers May 5, 2023

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

How can I make the most out of my space? What should I plant? What should my fertilizer plan look like? Expert gardeners answer these questions and more.

Farmit Manitoba

Gardening for a lower food bill

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

By Geralyn Wichers May 3, 2023

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.

News

Demand exists for more Manitoba veggies

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

By Geralyn Wichers April 17, 2023

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

Markets

Food sales grew but margins tightened in 2022, FCC says

Modest further growth expected this year

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff March 28, 2023

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

Crops, Markets

China to buy more homegrown soybeans for reserves

State-owned firms urged to prioritize domestic soy

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 16, 2023

Beijing | Reuters — China will step up buying of domestic soybeans by state reserves to encourage farmers to keep planting the crop, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday, as Beijing continues to push for greater self-sufficiency in oilseed. China started to increase soybean planting a year ago amid worries about its heavy reliance on

Livestock

Meat lobby says U.S. voluntary label rule could spur trade action

Ottawa to review Washington's proposed 'Product of USA' rule

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 8, 2023

U.S. meat industry lobbyists say Washington’s proposed new rules governing voluntary ‘Product of USA’ or ‘Made in the USA’ labels would “impose the same standard” as that country’s now-defunct mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law — and frustrate U.S. packers who import Canadian meat or livestock. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Food Safety and

Around 20 per cent of Mexico’s corn imports from the U.S. are white corn, used to make food products such as tortillas. (Bhofack2/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops

U.S. demands formal trade talks with Mexico over GMO corn dispute

U.S. says new rules a breach of CUSMA

By David Lawder, GFM Network News March 7, 2023

Chicago/Washington | Reuters — The United States requested formal trade consultations with Mexico on Monday over U.S. objections to its southern neighbour’s plans to limit imports of genetically modified corn and other agricultural biotechnology products. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office announced the request for technical talks after months of informal discussions with Mexican officials over

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back as inventory hits 75-year low

Farm family income gains driven by off-farm earnings: StatCan

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