The 'bacon bubble' that didn't burst Sunday, April 3, 2011 Last October, the Wall Street Journal announced that the "bacon bubble" was set to burst. Pork industry executives braced themselves for the worst, according to MeatingPlace Magazine, and it didn't come. Well, maybe on the "fine dining" side. High end restaurateurs had been putting bacon into everything, including cocktails.Otherwise, sales to middle and working class consumers continued upward, rather than dying off as expected after Labour Day.The Consumer Price Index for bacon was up 32.5 per cent from the previous October.Wendy's quick-serve restaurant ("fast food" is apparently now a pejorative term) expanded the use of smoked bacon from one to all of its sandwiches sold in the United States. Meat industry reports indicate that supermarket sales were up nearly three per cent measured in terms of dollars, while the volume of bacon sold was down by 1.7 per cent. (Wal-Mart does not submit sales figures and was not included.) BP Uncollectible loans and unsustainable agriculture Moving towards a national biosecurity standard
Operating farm equipment in the Canadian territories Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Farms.com’s final look at insurance and licensing requirements for ag equipment takes readers up to the Canadian north with the three territories. Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Is a license... Read this article online
Monette Farms Granted Court Extension as $90M Financing Secured Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Monette Farms has been granted additional time under court protection as one of North America’s largest private farming operations works to stabilize itself during the heart of the 2026 planting season. On May 1, 2026, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta approved an amended order... Read this article online
Mental health resources in Canadian ag Tuesday, May 5, 2026 With the month of May recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month, and the week of May 4-10 designated as Mental Health Week in Canada, Farms.com thought it appropriate to remind farmers that mental health is a farmer issue too, and multiple resources are available for the ag community. A... Read this article online
Ag in the House: April 27 – May 1 Monday, May 4, 2026 Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald was in the House of Commons on April 27 where he fielded a question from a Conservative MP. Jacob Mantle, the MP for York—Durham, wanted to know if the Liberals will make farm transfer and succession planning easier for Canadian farm families. “If a... Read this article online
Grains Gain Momentum as Trade Hopes, Weather Stress, and Fund Buying Converge Monday, May 4, 2026 On the weekly hosted by Farms.com Risk Management, Chief Commodity Strategist Moe Agostino and Commodity Strategist Abhinesh Gopal, for the week of April 27 to May 1, 2026. The title for this week’s podcast was “” The two experts noted that grain, oilseed, and livestock markets are... Read this article online