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The Food Professor
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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Visiting Scholar, McGill University. Top-Rated Podcast: https://t.co/29ja7aUR5b
Dec 10 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
NEWS ABOUT CHICKEN PRICES IN CANADA.

Canada’s chicken farmers say “fraudulent U.S. imports” are hurting our supply. But here’s what they aren’t telling you: Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) hasn’t met its own production targets for nine straight cycles (One cycle=8 weeks).

That’s the real issue...

1/12 CFC claims 45 million kg of U.S. chicken came in “fraudulently” this year. Yet they don’t mention they were already underproducing long before any alleged fraud. Blaming imports is a convenient distraction from problems inside supply management.

2/12
Nov 17 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
According to our new survey of more than 8,000 Canadians, GLP-1 use is no longer niche.

Nearly 1 in 5 households now report using (or possibly using) drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy.

This isn’t a trend. It’s a structural shift in how Canadians eat and shop. Our 8,000-respondent national survey shows a stunning pattern:

Only 46.5% use GLP-1s solely for Type 2 diabetes.

But 35% say they use them for weight loss alone.

Weight management is being medicalized at scale — and it’s reshaping behaviour.
Sep 20 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
We are having affordable Australian steak tonight.

And it's amazing...

Ever wonder why Australian steak can sell for less in Canada than Canadian steak—even in Canadian grocery stores?

Let’s break it down. 👇 Image 1️⃣ High domestic costs

Canadian beef is produced under strict health, feed, and environmental standards. Add in land, labour, feed, transport, carbon taxes… all of it drives up prices...
Jan 6 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
THREAD: Why Tombe & Winter's Paper on Carbon Pricing and Food Prices Falls Short.

The paper claims carbon pricing has a minimal impact on Canadian food prices (0.5%)—but here’s why its methodology and conclusions are flawed.

Let's break it down. 👇 #CdnPoli #CarbonTax 1/ Overly Simplistic Modelling

The authors rely on an input-output model that assumes static production methods and cost shares. This ignores how businesses might adapt by adopting more efficient technologies or practices in response to carbon pricing.

Ironically, both Tombe & Winter have argued for considering such adaptive behaviours in other work. Why ignore it here?
Oct 29, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
How many reporters contacted Statistics Canada to inquire about anomalies in the food pricing databases?

Not a single one... Image At least 17 products have exhibited two different prices between 2017 and 2022, with 14 of them currently reflecting lower prices ranging from 2% to 25%...
Mar 5, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Perspective (follow thread): The average family of four in Canada will likely spend about $1,050 more on food in 2023 for the entire year.

Top Canadian grocers, made $3.4B in net profit last year... Payments for a $300,000 mortgage (5y variable rate) is now $520 more per month, compared to last year. That's $6,240 a year more, for shelter. More than 5 million Canadians have a mortgage with a variable rate in Canada.

Canadian banks made $50.4B in net profit last year...