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After Washington GMO label battle, both sides eye national fight

By Carey Gillam, Reuters November 14, 2013

Both sides of the costly and high-stakes GMO labelling battle in Washington state say they see an even bigger national fight ahead despite the apparent defeat of the mandatory labelling measure by Washington state voters this week. The measure died 47.05 per cent to 52.95 per cent, according to results updated Nov. 7 night by

Beef cattle, News

Food companies poised to profit as production rebounds

By Rod Nickel March 29, 2012

The world’s farmers are poised for a year of plenty in 2012 after last year’s weather-related disasters, and prospects of lower grain prices from bumper harvests could offer relief to the battered bottom lines of grain and food companies. Food and beverage companies like Sara Lee, PepsiCo and General Mills have struggled to absorb high

News

Decadent ice cream saves the day for General Mills

March 23, 2012

chicago/reuters / General Mills Inc.’s mix of foods and its limited exposure to Italy and Greece have insulated it a bit from Europe’s economic crisis, one of the company’s top executives said March 14. The maker of Cheerios and other cereals has seen some European shoppers buy more items when they are discounted, or trade

News

Experts search for ways to cut food waste

By Ernest Scheyder, Lisa Baertlein March 24, 2012

Reuters — Cleaning your plate may not help feed starving children today, but the time-worn advice of mothers everywhere may help reduce food waste from the farm to the fork, help the environment and make it easier to feed the world’s growing population. Hard data is still being collected, but experts at the Reuters Food

Cereals, Grain Markets

Shrinking Oat Stocks May Add To Rising Food Costs

By Rod Nickel October 13, 2011

North American oat stocks look to fall to a near-record low next year, tightening milling supplies used in breakfast cereals such as Cheerios even as food companies struggle to contain input costs. Relatively high prices of commodities including corn, sugar and cocoa have for the past year left food companies facing the dilemma of whether

News, Pulses

Food Processors Look To Farm Practices

By Lorraine Stevenson February 17, 2011

Canadian farms have sustainability advantages from the climate they produce food in, progressive soil management practices and low water usage, Pulse Canada says. Two new reports have attempted to measure sustainability within agricultural supply chains and how food companies view and value it as a measure of food product quality. The reports, commissioned by Pulse

Country Crossroads

U. S. Agencies Want To Ban Some Kid Food Ads

December 24, 2009

WASHINGTON/REUTERS In a bid to tackle rising youth obesity, U. S. companies would be prohibited from advertising to children foods that contain large amounts of sugar or salt, or even low levels of trans fats, under a proposal released Dec. 15 by a working group from several U. S. agencies. The working group made up

Country Crossroads

Minimal U. S. Food, Drink Price Hikes Seen In 2010

By Brad Dorfman November 26, 2009

The days of big price increases for U. S. food and drinks makers are likely over due to easing ingredient costs and high unemployment levels that weigh on consumer spending, credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said. For food companies, 2010 sales should increase by low single digits, in line with long-term forecasts, Fitch said, noting

Cereals, Crops

Oat Crop Late But Catching Up

By Rod Nickel October 1, 2009

The oat harvest in Canada’s top-producing region of central Saskatchewan is far behind normal progress but farmers are catching up fast with nearly ideal early-autumn weather. Crop development and harvest are two to three weeks late in the area, said Grant McLean, the cropping management specialist for the government of the western province. Hot weather

Opinion

Policy Shifts Can Be Penny-Wise But Dollar Foolish

By Daryll E. Ray August 6, 2009

The 1996 Farm Bill’s elimination of the grain storage program, coupled with the elimination of an acreage management program, increased the cost to taxpayers for farm programs by an average of $5.7 billion a year. During the debate over the 1996 Farm Bill, the proponents for eliminating a government stock program argued that the traditional

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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