Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s second-biggest burger chain plans to roll out a new non-meat burger in the Canadian market starting in July. A+W Food Services of Canada on Thursday announced a July 9 release date for what it’s dubbed the Beyond Meat Burger at all its restaurants across the country, in what CEO Susan Senecal called “the fastest […] Read more
A+W to launch pulseburger next month
Pulse crop strategy aims to broaden pulse demand
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new market development goal for Canada’s pulse crop industry hopes to create demand in use categories where pulses aren’t yet a major player. Pulse Canada’s board on Wednesday released a new target dubbed “25 by 2025,” under which the Canadian pulse crop grower/processor industry “will marshal its resources to create new demand in new […] Read more
Some Prairie pulses’ limited releases under review
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan Pulse Growers wants your opinion on how they release pulse varieties through exclusive tenders. The grower group contributes levy funds to the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre pulse breeding program. In return, Sask Pulse holds exclusive commercial rights to varieties developed in the program. Most new varieties are released royalty-free to seed growers […] Read more
Other Manitoba pulses may eat edible beans’ lunch
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– As insatiable demand for lentils, peas and other major pulses grows louder, so do expectations for more pulses to be planted in Manitoba. When it comes to edible beans, however, acreage is expected to go down slightly, not up. “We’re probably going to be around the 110,000-acre range — a bit down […] Read more
Edible beans see price weakness against Mexican exports
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Black beans, coloured cranberry and kidney beans are leading the way as Manitoba’s edible bean crop heads to market. According to one industry expert, prices for black beans are in the high 20s (cents per pound) while coloured cranberry and kidney beans are a bit higher. Pintos are bringing up the rear […] Read more
In control… ahead of the market
These farm planning strategies can elevate soybean returns, even in a volatile year
Reading Time: 12 minutes In business circles, there’s the five-year plan, the two-year plan and even the one-year and the six-month plan, each with its own sub-plans loaded with hard production and financial targets. They’re a fact of life, and they are crucial management tools. Just ask any manufacturer, or the owner of any store that turns the kinds […] Read more
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