Pork products make fast-food comeback Monday, December 5, 2011 This column has long been extolling North America's homage to bacon. Now a cultural icon from another meat commodity admits it as well. In October, KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken), which bills itself as "the world's most popular chicken restaurant chain," announced it was adding bacon to flavour some of its "bowls," a meal on the fly containing mashed potatoes, "popcorn" chicken, gravy, cheese and kernel corn. Another fast-food chain enjoying success with pork products is McDonald's, which re-introduced its McRib product to American restaurant menus for a month in October and November. According to MeatingPlace.com, McRib returned in 2010 for the first time in 16 years and sparked a 4.8 per cent U.S. sales increase in November. The sandwich is made from shoulder meat and University of Missouri Agricultural economist Ron Plain says it is often introduced in the fourth quarter of the year when pork is cheap.Canadian McRib lovers already had their shot for the year. The sandwich was at all Canadian McDonald's in July, although also for "a limited time" as the advertisements say. BP Danish Crown wants to sell shares Behind the Lines - December 2011
Ag in the House: Dec. 8 – 11 Monday, December 15, 2025 Opposition MPs used the last week of question period before Parliament rises for the winter break to demand answers from the government about how their actions affect farmers and families. On Dec. 8, Conservative Agriculture Critic John Barlow told the House about increased food bank use... Read this article online
Record Corn Exports Highlight USDA December Grain Outlook Monday, December 15, 2025 On the weekly with Farms.com Risk Management, Chief Commodity Strategist Moe Agostino and Commodity Strategist Abhinesh Gopal, began reviewing the markets for the week of December 8 to 12, 2025. The USDA’s December crop report delivered mixed signals for the grain markets, offering... Read this article online
U.S. Pork Outlook Shifts Monday, December 15, 2025 The December 2025 WASDE report, released December 11, signals a shift in U.S. pork market dynamics. Pork production for 2025 has been trimmed due to slower slaughter rates observed through early December. Exports for 2025 are also revised lower, reflecting weaker third-quarter shipments,... Read this article online
David Marit back as Sask. ag minister Monday, December 15, 2025 A familiar face is back as Saskatchewan’s minister of agriculture. Premier Scott Moe brought David Marit, the MLA for Wood River who held the ag portfolio from 2018 to 2024, back to the ag file in a Dec. 11 cabinet shuffle. The ag portfolio also includes Saskatchewan Crop... Read this article online
AgraCity Group Launches Court-Approved Sale and Investment Process Monday, December 15, 2025 AgraCity Group and its Monitor (Ernst & Young Inc.) have started a court-approved process to explore the sale or investment in all or part of the company’s assets, property, shares, and business. On December 11, 2025, the Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan extended AgraCity... Read this article online