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CANADA – Canada Bread Co, one of Canada’s biggest commercial bakeries and a subsidiary of Bimbo Canada, has been put on a Canadian government ineligible and suspended suppliers list, for its role in an industry-wide price-fixing arrangement involving certain packaged bread products. The decision by the government of Canada to put Canada Bread Co. on the list comes two months…
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CANADA- A recent Canadian study has discovered that incorporating enzymatically modified canola meal into broiler chicken production can positively impact gut health. The study was conducted by researchers from CBS Bio Platforms and the Department of Animal Science at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. It sought to assess the effects of enzymatically modified canola meal (ECM) on broiler…
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CANADA- The Swedish agritech BoMill AB has recently forged a distribution partnership with Nexeed Inc., a reputable provider of grain, food, and seed processing equipment solutions, specifically for the Canadian market. The two companies are especially keen on offering Canadian processors the new BoMill InSight by the Swedish equipment manufacturer. BoMill InSight, the latest innovation from BoMill, is a groundbreaking…
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CANADA– Bühler, a leading provider of food processing technology, and NRGene Technologies Ltd., an Israeli genomics company, have announced a strategic collaboration in the field of black soldier fly (BSF) genetics and processing. The two companies are combining their expertise to offer a comprehensive solution that incorporates Bühler’s high-end equipment and engineering capabilities and NRGene’s novel genetics and AI-based genomics…
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CANADA- According to a recent report released by Statistics Canada, all-wheat production stands at 29.5 million metric tons, down 14 percent from last year, which spells doom to pasta lovers. Canada is the world’s largest producer of durum wheat, which is primarily used in pasta production. The North American country accounts for around half of global trade in durum but…
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CANADA -The Canadian government announced on Aug. 25 its participation as a third party in the dispute settlement proceedings between the United States and Mexico regarding the use of genetically modified corn in tortillas. According to a statement released on the Canadian government’s website, Lawrence MacAuley, the minister of agriculture and food, and Mary Ng, minister of export promotion, international…
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CANADA- Global Food and Ingredients (GFI) has created a new pet food ingredients subsidiary named Big Sky Milling with a minority stock from 35 Oak Holdings. The company stated that it will transfer all its pet food ingredients assets and business to Big Sky, which will be fully dedicated to serving the North American pet food industry with existing products…
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CANADA- Global agribusiness giant ADM has announced the acquisition of Prairie Pulse Inc., owners of a pulse crop cleaning, milling, and packaging facility in Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada. Prairie Pulse has been in operation for the last 28 years specializing in the origination, milling, and packaging of lentils and other pulses in its Vanscoy facility, serving them as food-ready products to…
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USA- Univar Solutions, a specialty ingredients distributor for the food and pharmaceutical industry, recently announced that it is now an authorized distributor for Camlin Fine Sciences Ltd.’s aroma ingredients in the United States and Canada. Camlin Fine Sciences is a producer of the vanillin range, a flavoring commonly used in applications such as chocolate, bakery, beverages, pharmaceuticals, nutrition, and flavor…
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CANADA- The area planted to wheat in Canada rose to its highest level in more than two decades, according to the June 2023 field crop survey from Statistics Canada released June 28. Additionally, other crops with notable increases in plantings in 2023 included canola, barley, corn for grain, and soybeans. Fewer acres were planted for oats, lentils, and dry peas,…
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