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
CANTERRA SEEDS acquires trusted seed brand Friday, May 2, 2025 CANTERRA SEEDS has announced the acquisition of Alliance Seed, a respected pedigreed seed company previously owned by Paterson Grain, which has over 115 years of history in Canadian agriculture. This strategic step strengthens CANTERRA SEEDS’s presence in the seed market and helps bring more... Read this article online
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5,000 bushels of grain stolen from Sask. farm Thursday, May 1, 2025 Saskatchewan RCMP is reminding producers to protect their farms after thieves made off with grain. An April 30 release from the Coronach detachment states thieves stole about 5,000 bushels of grain from storage bins on a farm near Ogema, Sask. That’s approximately the capacity of the... Read this article online