Reading Time: 3 minutes Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for a sixth consecutive year in 2024, affecting more than 295 million people across 53 countries and territories, according to a U.N. report released on Friday.
World hunger levels rise for sixth consecutive year: report
“This is not the time for us to turn our backs” says Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Drake Meats to build new facility
Reading Time: < 1 minute Saskatchewan meat company Drake Meats Processors Inc. will be building a new meat processing facility in Saskatoon that is expected to employ 200 local people once fully operational.
Brazil chicken exporters brace for cargo rejections amid bird flu outbreak
Reading Time: 2 minutes Countries, including China, will not accept chicken consignments in transit from Brazil following confirmation of the country's first bird flu outbreak, Brazilian meat lobby ABPA, which represents large food processors, said on Tuesday.
Where to get Country Guide during a postal strike
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Pulse weekly: Early start expected for Indian monsoon
Rains bode well for crop production
Reading Time: 2 minutes The onset of India’s annual southwest monsoon is expected over the next four-to-five days, which would make for the earliest start of the rainy season since 2009 and sets the stage for good crop production going forward.
Alberta seeding leaps ahead by almost 30 points
Moisture levels still strong despite declines
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring planting in Alberta made a 27-point jump at 47 per cent complete during the week ended May 13, according to the latest crop report from the province. That's 21 points above the five-year average.
Bartlett to buy Ceres Global Ag Corp
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Kansas City-based grain buyer Bartlett has agreed to buy Ceres Global Ag Corp.
China’s April soy imports from Brazil fall 22.2 per cent from previous year
Reading Time: < 1 minute China's soybean imports from Brazil fell 22.2 per cent in April from a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday, as harvest delays, logistics issues and prolonged customs clearance disrupted shipments.
Canada annual inflation rate falls, but rise in core measures is tricky for central bank
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.7 per cent in April, largely due to a drop in energy prices after the removal of the consumer carbon tax.
Bird flu in top chicken exporter Brazil triggers trade bans
Reading Time: 3 minutes Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm on Friday, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers.
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