The Canadian Federation of Agriculture calculates how much Canadian households of average income will have earned enough to pay for their entire year’s grocery bill. In 2022, it’s one day earlier than the previous year.
- The mayor of Windsor Ontario is seeking an injunction on February 10 to clear the trucker blockade to the Ambassador Bridge, Canada’s most economically important trading route to the U.S. carrying $450 million of goods per day.
- The Weston Family Foundation is calling for teams of entrepreneurs and innovators, food producers and farmers, researchers and scientists to tackle the challenge of growing berries out of season, sustainably, competitively and at scale.
- The largest AgriRecovery program in British Columbia’s history has promised $228 million for beleaguered farmers affected by the fall 2021 floods and landslides. From blueberry growers to field vegetable growers, the damages were unprecedented.
- This year’s show will focus on reuniting the produce industry after almost three years.