Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd. says it will spend $200 million to significantly expand its Clayson Road dairy manufacturing facility in Toronto, driven by a national cottage cheese shortage and demand for high-protein dairy products. The expansion, to be complete in 2028, will create up to 75 new positions at the Clayson facility. "Cottage cheese... Read More
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Have you been eating more protein lately trying to hit your macros? What about adding cottage cheese to literally every recipe that never called for it? Cottage cheese, and other dairy products, is gaining serious popularity as a high-protein, low-sugar addition to diets, driven by several factors including Glp-1 use in Canada and the U.S.... Read More
Trade agreements within North America have significantly lowered food prices for consumers, according to new research from Purdue University. The study, funded by the Corn Refiners Association, quantified the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Purdue professor of agricultural economics and study co-author Dr. Joseph Balagtas... Read More
Canada’s seafood farmers are angling for a bigger say in the agricultural trade conversation. The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) has signed on as a "Friend" of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), the groups announced last week. The move brings Canada's finfish, shellfish, and aquatic plant producers into the national group focused on growing... Read More
The greatest threat to beekeepers' bottom lines currently is not biological, but economic, according to the executive director of the Canadian Honey Council. Fraudulent or adulterated imports of honey remain a major challenge, driving down domestic honey prices and threatening the financial viability of beekeeping in Canada alongside rising input and labour costs, says Rod... Read More
Farm and agriculture organizations are offering a mix of optimism and conditional support following the federal government's unveiling of its new National Food Security Strategy last week. Announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald, the strategy promises substantial federal investments to increase grocery supply chain competition, domestic food processing capacity, and... Read More
The Canadian government is rolling out a suite of new programs, massive funding pools, and regulatory updates as part of its awaited national food security strategy announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday. The 27-page strategy explains how the government plans to increase the availability and reduce the price of domestically-grown food through four... Read More
Canada's food and beverage manufacturing sector has rarely been treated as a strategic policy priority in its own right. It is the country's largest manufacturing sector by sales, generates more GDP than primary agriculture, and purchases over half of Canadian farm output. Successive federal- provincial-territorial agricultural policy frameworks have recognized that scale. They have not... Read More
The Saskatoon Colostrum Company Ltd. (SCCL), which supplies major livestock milk replacer companies such as Grober Animal Nutrition, says it is experiencing a "temporary shortage" of powdered colostrum due to increased demand and ongoing supply constraints. In a letter addressing the shortage dated May 14, 2026, CEO Michael Chubb says that the company is "actively... Read More
Competing in global commodity markets is a race Canada can’t win long-term, says Ted Bilyea, former executive vice-president of Maple Leaf Foods and distinguished fellow with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI). In this episode of Ag Policy Connection, Bilyea says that Canada’s advantage lies in differentiation — creating food products consumers specifically want and... Read More