Food Prices Canada

• World food prices rebound from three-year low, says UN agency

  World food prices rebounded in March from a three-year low, boosted by increases in vegetable oils, meat and dairy products, according to the UN food agency's latest price index.

  World

  Apr 5, 2024
  
• Working Quebec family can’t make ends meet on $2,500 a month. They’re not alone

  Demand at food banks across Quebec is reaching a critical stage. For one family, the aid is essential for their survival as the cost of living continues to increase.

  Features

  Mar 27, 2024
  
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• Here’s why you’ve been paying more for rice at the grocery store

  A series of export restrictions from India, which accounts for 40 per cent of the world's rice exports, has led to the rising price of the staple food in Canada.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2023
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• Champagne says these 5 new measures will stabilize food prices ‘soon’

  Minister Champagne did not provide specific dates and faced questions from reporters about how some of these actions differ from what is already in place to lower food costs. 

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2023
• 5 takeaways from the Competition Bureau’s study into Canada’s grocery sector

  Canada's competition watchdog released its much-awaited study into the country's retail grocery market, painting a picture of an industry dominated by few players.

  Money

  Jun 27, 2023
• Food prices have fallen on world markets. Why not on kitchen tables?

  Food prices were already running high when Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, disrupting trade in grain and fertilizer and sending prices up even more.

  World

  Apr 27, 2023
• Metro profit jumps 10.4% on food, pharmacy sales amid high inflation

  Metro's increase in sales came as food same-store sales rose 5.8 per cent compared with a year earlier, while pharmacy same-store sales gained 7.3 per cent.

  Money

  Apr 19, 2023
• U.S. retail giants not making food inflation worse in Canada, experts say

  Canadian grocers and consumers are under pressure as food prices continue to skyrocket despite overall inflation easing in recent months.

  Consumer

  Mar 29, 2023
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• Walmart Canada willing to participate in grocery code of conduct, CEO tells MPs

  Gonzalo Gebara testified to a House of Commons committee amid an ongoing study into persistent food inflation in Canada and whether major grocers are benefitting.

  Consumer

  Mar 27, 2023
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• Canadians making fewer grocery store trips as food inflation continues to bite: report

  RBC's consumer spending tracker showed the average number of grocery transactions last month was still above pre-pandemic levels, but lower than the bump seen last fall.

  Consumer

  Mar 9, 2023