Chicken Farmers of Canada says it is welcoming Alberta producers back to the flock after the province withdrew from the national agreement that determines how much production each province is allocated under the national supply management system for chicken. CFC says it has a new federal-provincial agreement "in hand" after the Farm Products Council of... Read More
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Canadians' support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership has nearly doubled since early 2016, according to new survey results from the Angus Reid Institute. 59 percent of Canadians now say they support the TPP, up from 32 percent in Angus Reid's last survey, conducted in early 2016. (The survey included a representative randomized sample of 1504 Canadian... Read More
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) says it has licensed the distribution rights for select newer pea, lentil and chickpea varieties outside of Saskatchewan to SeCan and SeedNet. Since 1997, SPG has funded the pulse breeding program at the University of Saskatchewan's Crop Development Centre (CDC) in exchange for commercial rights to pulse crop varieties developed at... Read More
“The silos of agriculture are crumbling, like it or not," says Eric Fridfinnson, chair of the Manitoba Flax Growers Association — one of five commodity groups in Manitoba that are working toward amalgamating. "It’s a change we’ve all observed over the years,” he continues. “This approach – the approach we’ve been working on – has... Read More
Montreal-based dairy company Saputo has announced another international acquisition — the largest goat cheese manufacturer in the U.S. Saputo says it has entered an agreement to acquire Betin, Inc., which operates mainly under the Montchevre brand, and employs 319 people at its manufacturing facility in Belmont, Wisconsin. Montchevre generated C$150 million in revenues in the... Read More
Some of Canada's largest grocery suppliers and retailers are involved in an investigation by the Competition Bureau over concerns about price-fixing in the bread aisle. The Competition Bureau has received search warrants from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice based on evidence that there are "reasonable grounds to believe that certain individuals and companies have... Read More
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has made a change to its labeling rules for packers that moves the Canadian pork industry a step closer to benefitting from the Canada-European Union trade agreement. A change to the CFIA Manual of Procedures will now allow packers to apply EU health mark labels after meat has been... Read More
McDonald's has announced that they are "elevating [their] global commitment to source chickens raised with improved welfare outcomes". It's a topic that has been on the company's radar for decades, according to Bruce Feinberg, senior director at McDonald's, responsible for Global Quality Systems for chicken, beef, pork, fish and dairy products. "Shortly after I joined... Read More
Richardson International has reached a deal to acquire CHS Canada's 10 crop input retail outlets in Western Canada. The deal signals the exit of the American farmer-owned co-op from the crop retail business on the Canadian prairies, after entering with the acquisition of independent retailer DynAgra Corp in 2012. "CHS is grateful to the growers... Read More
Montreal-based Canadian dairy company Saputo has reached a deal to buy Murray Goulburn Co-operative — Australia's largest milk processor — in a deal worth $1.3 billion, including the Australian company's debt. Debt aside, the deal is reportedly worth around $488 million. Murray Goulburn produces a full range of dairy products, including milk, milk powder, cheese,... Read More