Coronavirus Food Supply

• Despite the pandemic and a drought, many Peterborough producers reporting strong selling season

  'I think we are going to be seeing changes in food supply systems over the years,' says David Stewart manager of Peterborough Farmers' Market.

  Consumer

  Oct 2, 2020
  
• Trudeau urges people to ‘buy Canadian’ food, produce amid COVID-19

  The federal government had already planned to launch a "buy Canadian" marketing campaign this summer before the novel coronavirus pandemic hit.

  Canada

  May 14, 2020
  
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• Grocery stores haven’t really been running out of food during the pandemic — here’s why

  Yes, we have seen some shortages on grocery store shelves, but professors Michael von Massow and Alfons Weersink of the University of Guelph explain why system will catch up.

  Commentary

  May 3, 2020
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• Worker from JBS meat packing plant near Brooks dies with COVID-19 test pending

  Dr. Deena Hinshaw said there are now 96 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among workers at the JBS plant.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2020
• Fairlife delays opening of new plant in Peterborough over coronavirus pandemic

  Fairlife was on target to open a Peterborough, Ont., bottling plant this spring but has since put the facility's opening on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  Consumer

  Apr 17, 2020
• Coronavirus: Chinese officials scrambling to keep food flowing to cities on lockdown

  Communist leaders are trying to keep food flowing to crowded Chinese cities despite anti-disease controls and to quell fears of possible shortages and price spikes following panic buying after most access to Wuhan was cut off Jan. 23.

  Health

  Feb 8, 2020