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Deflation is the word that strikes fear into the hearts of economists more than any other, and this week it was the one on everybody’s lips. Both Canada and the United States reported that consumer...
View ArticleRising prices and revolution
Inflation isn’t normally associated with serious social upheaval, at least not in Canada, but recent events have shown that spiralling prices can have profound effects on emerging economies. The chaos...
View ArticleBright idea: stealth inflation
Rising prices sparked riots across Africa and the Middle East but, fortunately for North Americans, inflation has barely budged, right? Maybe not. The inflation rate in the U.S. in January was just 0.4...
View ArticleA reason to love cheetos
Ballooning food prices are throwing much of the developing world into disarray, but in rich countries, and particularly in the U.S., consumers have mostly continued to roll through the grocery aisle...
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Chart of the week: Slow food
Source: International Monetary Fund Food prices have been rising sharply—a trend that’s expected to continue. Still, they remain low compared to prices over the past century. The post Chart of the...
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High-price problems
Richard Buchan/CP The Oklahoma chapter of the American Automobile Association has been forced to respond to hundreds of extra calls from stranded motorists who decided to postpone their next fill-up...
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Good news, bad news: June 2-9, 2011
Good News Wrongfully convicted in her son's death, Tammy Marquardt is freed. (Lucas Leniuk/Toronto Star) Boots on the ground Canada’s combat tour in Afghanistan is entering its final few weeks, but the...
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Food prices to rise modestly in 2012: study
Photo courtesy of rick on Flickr Canadians can expect some relief in food prices in the next year, according to a report by two University of Guelph economists. The study, released Monday, predicts...
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Ever pricier peanut butter is forcing food banks to get creative
Scott Lipsey/Flickr Having your mouth glued shut with peanut butter is a delightful experience essential to every North American childhood, but the brown spread has always been popular with food banks...
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Food price hikes: Why I blame investors
Andrew Hepburn is a former hedge fund researcher. He writes on commodities, the stock market and the financial industry–but without the jargon. Once again, food prices are soaring. For the third time...
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Groceries are getting ever pricier. Blame China?
Getty Images This is part one of a series. Next up: Andrew Hepburn will look at whether low inventories and supply shocks are responsible for food price spikes. In the next and last article, Hepburn...
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What is to blame for rising food prices?
(Ilya Naymushin/Reuters) This is part two of a series. In part one, Andrew Hepburn looked at whether rising demand from China and India can be blamed for food price hikes. In the next and last article,...
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What’s really behind food price hikes
Getty Images This is the last installment of a three-part series. In part one, Andrew Hepburn wondered whether rising demand from China and India can really be blamed for food price hikes. In part two,...
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Why your steak is about to get more expensive
Screen grab from Epicmealtime.com If you’ve never watched Epic Meal Time, an online cooking show produced out of Montreal, each episode follows the elaborate construction of extremely high calorie...
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Think groceries were costly in 2015? Expect higher prices in 2016
(Stephen Wilkes/Gallery Stock) TORONTO – If a trip to the grocery store seems expensive now, just wait till 2016. Executives from grocery chains have warned there’s no immediate relief in sight from...
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The real reason behind the great Cauliflower Panic of 2016
When historians review the trumped-up “cauliflower crisis” of early 2016, sparked by a trebling of the vegetable’s price (from $3.99 to $8.99 in supermarkets) between late November and mid-January,...
View ArticleSurge in produce prices help push annual inflation up to 1.6%
OTTAWA – Fuelled by climbing prices for fresh fruits and vegetables, the pace of Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated last month to 1.6 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday. Inflation grew at...
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Canadian food banks fear perfect storm from rising fresh food prices
MONTREAL – Canadian food banks hope that the pinch they’re feeling from rising food prices isn’t snowballing into a full-fledged crisis. While each agency has unique circumstances, many say higher...
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How climate change is costing you in the vegetable aisle
(Photograph by Liam Mogan) Founded in 1858, the Oppenheimer Group is one of North America’s largest importers of fresh fruits and vegetables, operating in 27 countries (many know it by its nickname,...
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Less meat, more choice: A look at key food issues in 2018
Health concerns about red meat consumption, as well as the environmental impact of meat production, have fuelled an increased demand in plant-based proteins among Canadians. These calves are shown on...
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The Food Diaries: Prince Edward Island
With the rising costs of nearly everything, Canadians are particularly feeling the pinch when it comes to rising food costs across the country, further fuelling a food insecurity crisis being...
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Food Diaries: Toronto
With the rising costs of nearly everything, Canadians are particularly feeling the pinch when it comes to rising food costs across the country, further fuelling a food insecurity crisis being...
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The Inuk woman using TikTok to expose high food prices in the North
Kyra Flaherty’s TikTok videos are a stark—and often staggering—look at the high costs of living in Canada’s North, even with more than $100 million committed in 2021 to subsidize food and essential...
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The Food Diaries: Groceries on a budget in Edmonton
With the rising costs of nearly everything, Canadians are particularly feeling the pinch when it comes to rising food costs across the country, further fuelling a food insecurity crisis being...
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The Food Diaries: Vancouver
With the rising costs of nearly everything, Canadians are particularly feeling the pinch when it comes to rising food costs across the country, further fuelling a food insecurity crisis being...
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The Food Diaries: Winnipeg
With the rising costs of nearly everything, Canadians are particularly feeling the pinch when it comes to rising food costs across the country, further fuelling a food insecurity crisis being...
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