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China money, market spur Canadian blueberry deluge

By Julie Gordon August 5, 2016

Richmond, B.C. | Reuters — An aging mansion sits vacant on an estate outside Vancouver, the garage overtaken by a blueberry sorter and a walk-in cooler packed with the fruit. The owner, an investor from mainland China, leases the estate to Fred Liu at such a bargain the farmer grows blueberries in its fields even […] Read more

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SunOpta pressured by shareholders after sluggish sales

By John Tilak, Lauren Hirsch July 25, 2016

Reuters – Canadian organic food company SunOpta Inc, already under pressure from U.S. hedge fund Tourbillon Capital Partners LP, is being prodded by a second activist shareholder to explore the sale of all or part of the company, according to sources familiar with the matter. Canadian hedge fund West Face Capital, which pushed SNC-Lavalin to sell […] Read more

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Constellation seeks $1B valuation for Canadian wine unit

By Reuters June 3, 2016

Reuters — Constellation Brands is seeking a valuation of about $1 billion for a possible initial public offering of its Canadian wine business this year, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The unit, which includes eight wineries and 160 retail locations across Ontario, is expected to list in Toronto as early as the fall, Bloomberg reported, citing […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Scientists peel back carrot’s genetic secrets

By Will Dunham May 11, 2016

Reuters — Scientists have gotten to the root of the carrot, genetically speaking. Researchers said Monday they have sequenced the genome of the carrot, an increasingly important root crop worldwide, identifying genes responsible for traits including the vegetable’s abundance of vitamin A, an important nutrient for vision. The genome may point to ways to improve […] Read more

Former Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vince Ferragamo and wife Jodi converted a horse corral to a vineyard on their property in California’s Orange County to start their winery in 2010. (FerragamoWinery.com)

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Italy’s Ferragamo suing ex-Als QB over same-name winery

By jonathan-stempel May 4, 2016

Reuters — Salvatore Ferragamo SpA, the Italian luxury goods maker, on Wednesday sued former Montreal Alouettes and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo, saying he infringed its trademarks by operating his namesake winery in southern California. Consumers are likely to be confused into thinking the Ferragamo Winery and Ferragamo SpA are related, the Italian company […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

U.S. top court rejects POM Wonderful appeal over ads

By lawrence-hurley May 2, 2016

Washington | Reuters — Businesses better have good evidence to back up claims of health benefits from their products, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Monday after the Supreme Court rejected POM Wonderful’s challenge to FTC findings that the juice maker’s advertising was misleading. The U.S. Supreme Court left in place a lower-court ruling […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Dole under U.S. probe after deadly listeria outbreak

By Lisa Baertlein April 30, 2016

Los Angeles | Reuters — Dole Food Co. Inc. said on Friday the U.S. Department of Justice was investigating a deadly listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to packaged salad products from its processing plant in Springfield, Ohio. Dole, the world’s largest fruit and vegetable producer, said in a statement the agency recently contacted the company and […] Read more

Nova Scotia Finance Minister Randy Delorey lays out the budget for reporters Tuesday in Halifax. (NovaScotia.ca)

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Nova Scotia pledges food donation tax credit in budget

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 19, 2016

A tax credit for Nova Scotia farmers who donate produce to local food banks is among the policy plans laid out in the province’s latest budget. Finance Minister Randy Delorey’s budget on Tuesday showed an overall $17.1 million net surplus position on $10.15 billion in total expenses and $10.26 billion in total revenues (minus $110.3 […] Read more

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World wine trade buoyed by rebound in China demand

By Reuters April 18, 2016

Paris | Reuters –– Wine exporters toasted an upturn in Chinese wine consumption in 2015 after a two-year decline, as a growing taste there for reds helped global wine trade expand, the International Vine and Wine organization (OIV) said Monday. Chinese imports jumped 44 per cent to 5.5 million hectolitres, while overall consumption in the […] Read more

Canadian wines certified as organic in Canada can now be exported to the EU without another layer of certification. (Southbrook.com)

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Wine, foreign content now covered in organic pact with EU

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 7, 2016

The deal that clears Canadian-certified organic food for sale as organic in the European Union is now expanded to cover Canadian-processed products with some imported ingredients — and to include organic wine. Canada’s Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan on Thursday confirmed the expansion of scope for the EU-Canada Organic Equivalence […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

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China money, market spur Canadian blueberry deluge

SunOpta pressured by shareholders after sluggish sales

Constellation seeks $1B valuation for Canadian wine unit

Scientists peel back carrot’s genetic secrets

Italy’s Ferragamo suing ex-Als QB over same-name winery

U.S. top court rejects POM Wonderful appeal over ads

Dole under U.S. probe after deadly listeria outbreak

Nova Scotia pledges food donation tax credit in budget

World wine trade buoyed by rebound in China demand

Wine, foreign content now covered in organic pact with EU

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