Jan 27 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Hopes high for increased grain shipments this year. Ottawa—The St. Lawrence Seaway saw cargo tonnage drop by just over 5 per cent during 2022 to 36.2 million tonnes compared to the previous year but there were several bright spots as the number of ships passing through the system rose by 92 to 4,010 with the […]
Jan 25 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Fertilizer shortages may worsen in 2023. Ottawa—The soaring cost of fertilizers will make food much more expensive in 2023 and leave millions facing the threat of famine, warns ZME Science, an online news service. It cited a study in Nature Food by Peter Alexander of the University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences that says the […]
Jan 24 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — It proposes a co-operative effort on nitrous oxide and methane emissions. Ottawa—The ongoing confusion the federal government has sown with its musings on reductions in fertilizer and methane emissions has prompted the Canadian Federation of Agriculture to try to clarify the situation. The federal strategy must not lead to regulations or policies that result in […]
Jan 23 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Goal is to fix the problem by 2030. Ottawa-Chronic labour shortages and serious skills gaps are undermining Canada’s ability to maintain current levels of food production undermining the sector’s future economic development and trade growth, says an interim report on how to deal with the complex problem. The participation of a wide group of employer, […]
Jan 19 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Shipper groups say the changes should have been made much earlier. Ottawa—New federal railway data requirements to make shippers more aware of the state of freight transportation have been greeted by shipper groups as welcome and long overdue. Fertilizer Canada was involved in the Transport Canada consultations on the regulations and was pleased to see […]
Jan 18 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Work still needed to complete the Code. Ottawa—The federal and provincial agriculture ministers have given thumbs up to what has been accomplished thus far in developing a Grocery Code of Conduct and hope it will be wrapped up and implemented swiftly. The praise came during a recent virtual meeting of the ministers and was welcomed […]
Jan 17 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Canada has been hit with major weather events. Ottawa-Global food insecurity is being worsened by damaging weather events caused by climate change, says Margaret Zafiriou, Research Associate with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI). The weather events along with the war in Ukraine, inflationary pressures and a looming global recession are making global food insecurity […]
Jan 16 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Canada has been hit with major weather events. Ottawa-Global food insecurity is being worsened by damaging weather events caused by climate change, says Margaret Zafiriou, Research Associate with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI). The weather events along with the war in Ukraine, inflationary pressures and a looming global recession are making global food insecurity […]
Jan 10 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Canada needs surge capacity for imports. Ottawa—The supply chain problems of the last few years may be around long term and Canada needs to quickly expand transportation infrastructure to cope with the unpredictability, says Stephen Paul, Vice-President of Supply Chain Logistics at Ray-Mont Logistics of Montreal. Gaining market share drove the growth in international container […]
Jan 6 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — The federal government needs to take a more co-operative approach. Ottawa Productivity in Canadian agriculture is not keeping up with demand and governments can do a lot to improve that performance, says Tyler McCann, Managing Director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI). The OECD has called for a 28 per cent global agriculture productivity […]
Jan 6 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — The British victim of FLQ terrorists during the October Crisis, James Cross, passed into history at the age of 99 on this date in 2021. While serving as British Trade Commissioner in Montreal, Mr. Cross was kidnapped by FLQ thugs and held captive for almost two months during the October Crisis. On the 40th anniversary of […]
Jan 5 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Ottawa—The country’s food supply chain has been designated as critical infrastructure but little has been done by governments to shockproof it from external pressures, says Kathleen Sullivan, CEO of Food and Beverage Canada. A lack of policy coordination among governments, the global nature of agriculture and food supply chains and the dominance of private companies […]
Jan 4 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Disruptions and supply problems were the main contributors. Ottawa—Higher food costs in Canada are a reflection of what is happening around the world, says Michael Graydon, CEO of Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada. COVID-induced demand spikes, labour shortages, crop damage from extreme weather, transportation disruptions, and sharp increases in the price of energy […]
Jan 3 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — The inaugural event could be held this year. Ottawa—Food Day Canada has taken a big step forward with the Commons agriculture committee’s approval of Ontario Senator Rob Black’s bill to mark the occasion, which could even have its inaugural celebration this year. All that is required now is final approval in the Commons after MPs […]
Jan 2 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Trudeau says right to hunt is not being targeted. Ottawa-The federal government needs to clarify which rifles will be added to its list of prohibited weapons and clear up confusion created by a last-minute significant amendment it has proposed to gun control legislation, says the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH). The amendment came […]