Food Prices Look To Increase In 2021

2020 will go down in history as the year the world battled COVID, but 2021 could down in history as the year the bills started coming due for the cost of that battle.

 

A new food price report for 2021 is predicting the annual food bill for an average Canadian family could rise by nearly 700 dollars. The lead author of the study, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois at Dalhousie says families with less means will be significantly challenged in 2021 and many will be left behind. The new report forecasts an overall food price increase of 3 to 5 percent next year. The most significant increases are predicted for meat, baking, and vegetables.

 

One of the other authors of the study, Dr. Simon Somogyi says Health Canada wants Canadians to eat more vegetables but he says that's going to be harder as prices continue to rise. Somogyi suggests families with tight budgets turn to frozen vegetables which are just as nutritious.

Video: Seaweed-Based Solutions: Building Natural Performance in Modern Swine Production

In today’s pork industry, producers are under increasing pressure to do more with fewer inputs—while maintaining performance, improving animal health, and meeting sustainability expectations.

we sit down with Sylvain David and Scott Preston from Olmix to explore how seaweed-based solutions are emerging as a foundational tool in modern swine nutrition.

Rather than acting as simple alternatives, these solutions are designed to support gut health, immune resilience, and overall system consistency—especially during key stress periods like weaning, feed transitions, and disease challenges.

The conversation dives into:

• What seaweed-based solutions actually are and how they work

• Why consistency and standardization matter in “natural” products

• How gut health connects to immune function and performance

• Where producers are seeing real-world impact today

• The role of natural solutions in the future of sustainable pork production