Report says increased consumer emphasis on sustainability and health awareness drive the demand for these products
Archer-Daniels-Midland recently released a report identifying the seven biggest trends in the alternative protein market. They ranged from creating new protein sources from fungi to making plant-based meat substitutes more affordable and palatable to the public. The seven trends in the report were: introduction of novel protein sources, using microbial fermentation, plant-based whole-muscle products, innovation […] Read more
Adam Peleshaty
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Pork sector hopes for better year
Labour shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, high feed costs and lower prices posed constant threats to Canada’s hog industry in 2021. Nevertheless, pork appears to be in a good spot entering 2022, according to two analysts. “2021 was not the best, but not the worst,” said Tyler Fulton, director of risk management for Hams […] Read more
Precipitation eases drought worry
Varied precipitation is maintaining or alleviating drought conditions in some areas of the Prairies, according to the latest drought map from Agriculture Canada’s Canadian Drought Monitor. The assessment for the period ended Nov. 30 showed few areas of worsening drought on the Prairies with conditions either staying the same or improving in one drought classification […] Read more
Grain shipments uncertain amid B.C. floods
It is too early to determine the effect of massive floods in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland on grain movement, according to the company monitoring Canada’s grain handling and transportation system. As much as 200 millimetres of rain earlier this week have triggered mudslides and cut access to rail lines and highways east of Vancouver. The […] Read more
Canadian railways set grain shipping records in 2020-21
CN and CP moved more grain in past year than at any time in the past, each exceeding 30 million tonnes
It was a record-breaking year for both of Canada’s two major freight railways. In separate news releases to the public on Aug. 3, both Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway reported a record amount of grain moved during the 2020-21 crop year. For the first time ever, both railways transported more than 30 million […] Read more
Sask. crop report: Half of winter wheat, fall rye crops harvested
WINNIPEG, August 12 (MarketsFarm) – While a few scattered showers across Saskatchewan delayed some of the harvest, the hot and dry weather has allowed farmers to make more progress than last year. Seven per cent of the province’s crop has been combined and six per cent is ready to straight combine, according to the Province […] Read more
Mustard production may miss predictions
While Canadian mustard seed production is expected to increase for the 2021-22 crop year, one broker thinks it may fall short of both Statistics Canada’s planting projections and production seen in 2019-20. “Even though (mustard seed production is) showing to be up again this year, there’s some concerns out there that maybe Statistics Canada was […] Read more
‘Extreme drought’ expands in Prairies
WINNIPEG — Agriculture Canada’s Canadian Drought Monitor’s (CDM) new map shows the ongoing drought on the Prairies is getting worse. According to the nationwide map released May 7, southwestern Manitoba, parts of southern Saskatchewan and the southeastern corner of Alberta are under CDM’s classification of extreme drought (D3) as of April 30. The communities in […] Read more
CN, CP Rail move record amounts of grain
WINNIPEG, April 6 (MarketsFarm) – Canada’s two largest railways both reported all-time highs in grain movement for March and for the first quarter. In a press release, Canadian National Railway announced on April 5 it had moved 2.95 million tonnes of grain last month, beating the previous March record of 2.74 million transported last year. […] Read more
Diesel price increases expected to continue
Prices were already rising, and industry fears a planned jump in the carbon tax in April will make the situation worse
Crude oil prices have been steadily on the rise since last November as oil producing nations implement production cuts. This means Canadian farmers already affected by climbing diesel fuel prices will have to dig deeper into their wallets this April. On April 1, the federal government’s carbon levy on diesel will go up from $0.0805 […] Read more
