Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada needs a simple, consistent and easy-to-use system to build on its green agriculture reputation, says a recent report from accounting firm Deloitte Canada.
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Report calls for consistent standard for agri-food climate reporting
Deloitte Canada says a unified, open-source framework needed to ensure consumer trust
U.S. FDA says milk is safe despite bird flu virus presence
Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it had found bird flu virus particles in some samples of pasteurized milk, but said commercial milk supply remains safe.
EU lawmakers back Ukraine food import extension, with curbs
Reading Time: < 1 minute The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to back a year-long extension to tariff-free trade for Ukrainian farm produce, while introducing new curbs on the level of imports to assuage protesting EU farmers.
Food and beverage sales to fall in 2024; processor margins to improve
Stabilizing or declining input prices working their way through the supply chain, FCC says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farm Credit Canada is predicting Canadian food and beverage sales will fall slightly this year as consumers manage tight budgets. Gross margins, however, should increase as the effects of falling commodity prices work their way through the supply chain, the farm lender said in an April 9 news release.
Nearly 55 million people face hunger in West and Central Africa
Reading Time: < 1 minute Soaring prices have helped fuel a food crisis in West and Central Africa, where nearly 55 million people will struggle to feed themselves in the coming months, U.N. humanitarian agencies warned on Friday.
Organic group send petition to federal government
Feds asked to establish policies and programs to help organic producers meet consumer demand, create sustainable food systems
Reading Time: 2 minutes The petition says that Canadian consumers are driving strong demand for organic food, and asks the federal government to establish policies and programs to “encourage growth in the domestic supply of organic to meet the market opportunity,” and to “meaningfully recognize and incentivize sustainable resilient food systems, such as organic, across all departments that relate to Canadian food policy.”
Feds fund agriculture and food processing robotics projects
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government pledged up to $5 million in funding for agriculture and food-processing robotics on Friday in hopes of addressing ongoing workforce challenges.
EU provisionally agrees to Ukraine farm import curbs
Reading Time: < 1 minute The European Union provisionally agreed on Monday to restrictions on Ukrainian food imports, which some EU members say have destabilized the bloc's agricultural markets.
World food prices rebound from three-year low, says UN agency
Reading Time: 2 minutes World food prices rebounded in March from a three-year low, boosted by increases in vegetable oils, meat and dairy products, according to the United Nations food agency's latest price index.
Europe’s restless farmers are forcing policymakers to act
Polls suggest the general population is on farmers' side; farmers lynchpins of rural economies say leaders
Reading Time: 3 minutes European policymakers have scaled back rules to protect nature, drawn up limits on the import of tariff-free Ukrainian grains and scrapped new legislation limiting pesticide use as farmers' protests resonate with voters ahead of elections.