Canadian federation of agriculture warning of food shortage

[Guest]

I dont see price issues right now with anything but meat. I swear it's the most expensive I've ever seen it. Bread, flour, and pasta mostly sold out everywhere. The price of meat still keeps creeping up. The grocery stores and packing plants are making sure they make hay while the sun shines, while at the same time looking like they are heroic!

And probably paying all these students min wage

[jazz]

This article seems to be directed from Ont fruit and veggie producers. Makes no mention of western ag. I dont know anyone not planning on seeding nor have I heard of banks devaluing land.

[sk_wheatking]

And probably paying all these students min wage

Their union makes sure that they get paid quite nicely. Check out what a shelf stocker or cashier makes per hour. Not sure about the non unionized corner store worker though, but their usually from, get ready for it.......CHINA!

[malleefarmer]

Funny pre covid19 bread bad gluten bad red meat bad dairy products bad post cv19 same goods hoarded

[wmoebis]

Alberta gets 1.5 bil from provincial for O&G to build pipeline and now 1.7 bil from fed to clean up O&G mess. How many acres would grain farmers have to take out of production or reduce fertilizer to lower production to bring prices back or at least hold.

[Guest]

Funny pre covid19 bread bad gluten bad red meat bad dairy products bad post cv19 same goods hoarded

Where have all the vegans gone ? Lol

[poorboy]

How many acres would grain farmers have to take out of production or reduce fertilizer to lower production to bring prices back or at least hold.

The sad reality is that if all farms in Canada were to quit production, there would be no real difference in food price or availability. Lots of food production in the US and elsewhere that could easily fill our gap and our product is already priced equal to what ever competitive products would be delivered here. Competition in only great if you have a competitive advantage such as cheap labor, or fuel, or credit or land costs. Sadly most of Canada has lost all of its competitive edges.

Just like the oil patch, Canadians need to find new jobs for the oil patch workers and farmers as both are industries with surplus production that the world doesn't really want to pay for. This is a long term thing and short term aid is needed, but a transition needs to start happening.

[sawfly1]

It is not that we do not have a lot
Of potential to produce.
Just have to bring the costs in line.
Seed ,fertilizer, transport, basis.
Taxes,
Are customers gonna have any money
To buy what we got.,
It is a new world, not sure if it
Is time to buy a cow , chickens,
And plant a garden or not.

[canolacrazy]

anybody notice that cfa gets national headlines when talking about eastern farmers? didn't hear much on the national news last fall with the harvest from hell and carbon tax on grain drying.

[the big wheel]

anybody notice that cfa gets national headlines when talking about eastern farmers? didn't hear much on the national news last fall with the harvest from hell and carbon tax on grain drying.

They weren’t just talking about the east.
And what has our provincial government and apas etc said about the harvest from hell that isn’t over?

Cash advances pushed back many of them wer paying last years bill they’re not paid this year advances slow coming out so bill not paid so guess what acres not seeded and not just a few of them either.

Fed gov offered cash payment prov said no need programs are in place????

As far as getting food from the USA are we not hearing they’re in worse shape than us for controlling rhe virus you think we re just gonna get their food like before? How many of their plants are shutting down?

Who’s gonna have money to buy food? Yes demand will be same ir more if other countries can’t produce also but look at the tolls on other populations where is the money gonna come from?

[malleefarmer]

Odd isn’t it same issues world wide think someone mentioned above meat price increasing.

Here due to zero restaurants except takeaway Burger King etc top cuts falling is eye t bone etc but cheape meat rising mince corned beef sausages hamburger patties etc

Steak top cuts fallen about 20% shit beef risen by same sale yard prices steady

[malleefarmer]

Re vegans hmmm one man can raise a fair few cattle and sheep lots of protein same man power grows stuff all v3gtables if he has to pick himself which is happening world wide stateside I’m sure

Foook the vegans are gonna almost perish before saying throw a steak on grill

[Guest]

once they arent getting any attention , they will be carnivores again

[furrowtickler]

CFA simply trying to lobby for fruit and vegetable growers in Canada to help get cheap labour back in.
End of the day there will be never a food shortage in Canada . We are in the same boat as Australia, just look at the article that Mallee posted . Same applies here.
When push comes to shove they will have to hire someone as the food will be produced , they are just looking for a handout to reduce labour costs .
It all comes down to the farmer , wether a fruit , vegetable, grains and or animal producer is not even getting near enough of the value we need to get . Far far to much cream is not only skimmed off the top but we are all left with pennies for what we produce and the risk we take. Way too many taking far to much in between us and the consumer . It’s been that way for far too long and now it will raise its ugly head .
The sad part is we will be targeted hard to pay for a lot of the mess being created , not anyone else “up the food chain” .