Daily news Archive - AGCanada
WEBMcDonald’s sues major beef producers in US price-fixing lawsuit. Reuters – McDonald’s has sued JBS, Tyson Foods and other leading meat processing and packing companies for allegedly conspiring for years to limit beef supplies, boosting their profits while causing the fast food giant to pay artificially higher prices.
Food cost cuts deep in consumer food report - AGCanada
WEB1 day ago · The Canadian Food Sentiment Index: October 2024, released Oct. 10, is based on responses from more than 3,000 Canadians. Food prices have increased 27 per cent since 2019, the report said, and 84 per cent of respondents cited food as the expense that has surged the most in the past year. Nearly half …
Largest Canadian chickpea crop in over two decades - AGCanada
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm—Canadian chickpea production hit its largest level in over two decades in 2024, although the increased supplies have cut into prices.. Statistics Canada’s model-based estimates released Sept. 16 pegged the country’s chickpea production for the 2024-25 marketing year at 327,200 tonnes. The crop was revised slightly lower from August, but roughly double the ...
Federal budget promises lower costs, interest relief for farmers
WEBApr 16, 2024 · The section “Interest Relief for Farmers” proposes $64 million in funding to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada “to support a $250,000 interest-free limit on Advance Payments Program loans for the 2024 program year.”. Finally, “Protecting Farmers from the Costs of Climate Change” reads that “the federal government is committed to ...
Agronomists give predictions at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Glacier FarmMedia —Experts and agronomists offered reflections on Ontario’s 2024 growing season and predictions for 2025 at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show Tuesday. Independent agronomist Aaron Breimer spoke to the curveballs and unpredictability of the past year and offered predictions and suggestions for farmers in the coming seasons.
FCC's top economic charts to monitor in 2024 - AGCanada
WEBJan 12, 2024 · Crops: Canola crushing set a first quarter record. Canada’s canola crushers set a record in the first quarter of the 2023/24 marketing year as new capacity came online (Figure 2). Canadian canola crush expansion was initially slated to add 4.5 million metric tonnes in 2024 however, rising construction costs, higher interest rates, and tight canola supplies the last several years have led to ...
Rotational grazing tips from Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Setting up all permanent fencing will mean a lack of flexibility. Clark targets two fence movements per day as the ‘sweet spot’ for rotational grazing. Two rotations per day instead of one can add 30 more days of feed over a grazing season. Three fencing changes per day instead of two only increases the feed by five more days.
Alberta weekly crop report: Harvest yields are coming in lighter …
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Combining of major crops in Alberta progressed 23 points during the week ended Sept. 10, reaching 54 per cent, according to the province’s latest weekly crop report. While dry weather helped to advance the harvest, crop yields were not meeting expectations. The report prepared by Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation said the south region was furthest along ...
Hurricane unlikely to fuel long-term fertilizer price increase, analyst ...
WEB3 days ago · Posted Oct. 9th, 2024 by Geralyn Wichers. Hurricane unlikely to fuel long-term fertilizer price increase, analyst says. While the price of urea fertilizer has spiked at the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida, that increase is unlikely to affect Canadian farmers much, said MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett.
National Beef Strategy celebrates gains - AGCanada
WEBAug 9, 2024 · International beef demand hit a record high in 2023, and Canada exported 496,917 tonnes of beef at $5.02 billion. There have been gains in the environmental component of cattle production as well. The 2021 National Beef Strategy Assessment found that emissions from beef are down 15 per cent, halfway to the 2030 goal.