The short-term funding comes after all five major grocery retailers in Canada announce that they will sign on to the code
WHITEHORSE — Agriculture ministers have agreed to spend $1.2 million to fund Canada’s new grocery code of conduct. During their annual meeting in Whitehorse last week, ministers heard that all major retailers had agreed to the code. Walmart and Costco were the final holdouts. The money is short-term assistance to support the code’s adjudication office. […] Read moreTag Archives grocery code of conduct
Australia set to make grocery code mandatory
Code of conduct for supermarket chains had been voluntary, but government worried suppliers weren’t protected enough
SYDNEY (Reuters) — Australia could impose billion-dollar fines on big supermarket chains that fail to comply with an industry code of conduct, the federal government said late last month as it seeks to address concerns that suppliers have been unfairly squeezed on pricing. Grocers with more than US$3.3 billion in annual revenue — currently Woolworths, […] Read more
Producer reaction mixed on grocery code
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadians may hope the new Canadian Grocery Code of Conduct will result in a fairer, more transparent food system, but producers at the base of the value chain still have some concerns. For one thing, it’s a voluntary agreement. Only retailers and suppliers that sign on must adhere to the rules, said […] Read more
Grocery code of conduct hits snags
REGINA — Canada’s grocery code of conduct appears to be in jeopardy after Loblaw and Walmart said last week they weren’t prepared to sign on to it. Loblaw executive chair Galen Weston told the standing agriculture committee the code as currently written would cause higher, not lower, prices. Walmart Canada chief executive officer Gonzalo Gebera […] Read more
U.K. grocery code not good role model: farmer
Member of National Farmers Union in U.K. says Canada should consider his country’s experience as it finalizes its code
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Hearing praise for the grocery code of conduct in the United Kingdom drew Andrew Clark to his feet and the microphone. A member of the National Farmers Union in England, Clark said he knew a lot of farmers back home who wouldn’t recognize the code as particularly helpful. His comments came after […] Read more
New option could make AgriStability simpler
Changes could be coming for AgriStability participants after agriculture ministers agreed to an optional new model at their annual meeting in Fredericton. Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said this should make the program simpler and more responsive. Few details are available, but provinces could choose to use a cash or accrual accounting method, she said […] Read more
Transparent food system requested
The Canadian grocery code of conduct is still in development but farmers could benefit from improved transparency within the food supply chain once it is implemented. Ontario Conservative MP Lianne Rood said farmers who deliver produce to grocery stores face many fees to have their products on the shelves. She told the agriculture committee studying […] Read more
