Author Archives for Gail Granger
December 2, 2022 11:54 am
Published by Gail Granger
November 18, 2022, Ottawa ON – Investment in an Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-food Office announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will help bring more value to the soybean industry across Canada. From high value markets like Japan where Canadian soybeans have a 42 percent market share, to high growth opportunities like Indonesia where soybeans are Canada’s number two export,…
December 2, 2022 11:50 am
Published by Gail Granger
September 30th, 2022, Ottawa ON – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has acknowledged the technical equivalence of the Canadian Identity Preserved Recognition System (CIRPS) + Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) program against GFSI Technical Equivalence Requirements version 2020. Developed by the Canadian Grain Commission and soybean industry, CIPRS + HAACP is the world’s most fully integrated quality…
December 2, 2022 11:33 am
Published by Gail Granger
September 23, 2022, Ottawa ON – I’m here representing the soybean value chain. Soy Canada includes seed developers, growers, processors, and exporters. We have a diverse industry with soybeans grown from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains. Soybeans are the 3rd most valuable crop in Canada, with exports worth $3 billion in 2021. We produce world leading food grade soybeans…
June 23, 2022 3:15 pm
Published by Gail Granger
Ottawa – Soy Canada has confirmed that Jason McNaughton will continue as chairperson following its eighth Annual General Meeting that was held in Winnipeg and online this week. The meeting provided an opportunity to review progress made in the past year on the industry’s goals, as well as a window into what’s ahead for the Canadian soybean industry. “I’m honoured…
June 2, 2022 1:44 pm
Published by Gail Granger
Interested in knowing more about how the soy value chain is working together through Soy Canada? Please join us on June 20th at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba from 11:00 to 1:00 CST for a look back at the past year for the soybean industry. The meeting will also be available online for those who cannot join us…
May 31, 2022 3:10 pm
Published by Gail Granger
Ottawa, ON, May 31, 2022 – Yesterday, Canadian food producers and suppliers (see Appendix A: Signatories to the Letter) delivered a letter to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, calling on the Federal Government to unleash Canada’s great potential for producing sustainable, affordable food for Canadians and the world. With the war in Ukraine, ongoing challenges from COVID, global supply chain…
March 7, 2022 8:01 pm
Published by Gail Granger
March 7, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Japanese and Southeast Asian food companies, buyers and importers of soybeans learned about Canada’s soybean value chain in a series of two virtual seminars last week. Hosted by Soy Canada, these virtual trade missions were live-streamed in local time for these important Asian customers on March 1 and 4, 2022. “We’re always looking…
March 3, 2022 10:22 pm
Published by Gail Granger
March 3, 2022 – Ottawa, ON – Effective transportation corridors are the lifeblood of our soybean industry, and we’re pleased the Committee is studying the important role for government in enabling our products to get to market. Right now, your study is very timely because our inability to have competitive container service for our exports is making our sector uncompetitive.…
February 1, 2022 7:27 pm
Published by Gail Granger
February 1, 2022 – Ottawa, ON – Today, members of the Coalition to Fix the Container Crunch, including the Canadian Produce Marketing Association, Pulse Canada, and Soy Canada released the following statement on the conclusion of the National Supply Chain Summit: “Substantial cost increases and delays along containerized supply chains continue to threaten Canada’s food security and the competitiveness and…
December 14, 2021 10:04 pm
Published by Gail Granger
December 14, 2021 – Ottawa, ON – Today, a cross-commodity coalition to fix the container crunch issued the following statement: Canada’s rising cost of living and doing business is directly linked to the challenges being faced by our shipper industries. For months, groups representing Canada’s containerized shipper industries have called on the federal government to treat this issue seriously by…
