Agri-Food Analytics Lab

• Food prices up heading into Easter, expert says; Winnipeg charity feeling pinch

  With Easter around the bend, a food economist says grocery prices haven't stopped climbing, while Siloam Mission says it's still equipped to feed those in need.

  Economy

  Mar 27, 2024
  
• Over half of Canadians worry about climate change’s impact on food: survey

  At 48.1 per cent, Quebec had the highest percentage of people who considered the environment impact of their food choices and Saskatchewan had the lowest at 26.4 per cent.

  Environment

  Aug 15, 2023
  
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• Do you check your grocery bill? If not, you may be ‘leaving money behind’

  A new report says that while half of Canadians say they don't regularly check their grocery bills, a majority of those who do have found mistakes in the past year.

  Money

  Mar 21, 2023
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• As trick-or-treaters return, Halloween candy prices reportedly higher

  According to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, the price of candy has rocketed 13 per cent over the past year, making it the largest increase ever year-over-year.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2022
• How to save at the grocery store amid rising food prices

  As of March, Canada's food inflation rate has risen 8.7 per cent year over year, according to Statistics Canada.

  Money

  Apr 20, 2022
• Food retail industry calling on government to relax trucker vaccine mandate

  One of the primary issues facing grocery stores and shoppers right now is the federal government's vaccine mandate for truck drivers crossing the Canada-US border.

  Consumer

  Jan 23, 2022
• Atlantic Canada has highest number of new gardeners in Canada amid COVID-19: study

  The study investigates the different attitudes people have to home food gardening in Canada during the pandemic.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2020
• Once the ‘enemy,’ Canadians rediscovering plastic packaging due to COVID-19 fears: study

  The report, which compares two national surveys, gauged Canadian attitudes toward the environmentally unfriendly packaging -- both before and after the coronavirus crisis.

  Consumer

  Aug 28, 2020
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• Wet’suwet’en rail blockade could impact food prices in Atlantic Canada

  Sylvain Charlebois, the director of Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab, says much of the food on shelves makes it's way to the East Coast by rail.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2020