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: Spring Planting Prep Just Got Serious… We NEED This!

Getting closer to planting season means one thing… it’s time to get EVERYTHING ready.

Today didn’t go exactly as planned—we thought we’d be hauling potatoes again, but instead we spent the day digging equipment out of the cellar, hooking up the grain drill, and getting tractors ready to roll. With wheat planting just around the corner, every piece of equipment matters.

Of course, it wouldn’t be a normal day without a few problems… dead batteries, hydraulic issues, and a truck tire that absolutely refused to cooperate. We tried everything—jump packs, bead bazooka, ratchet straps… and eventually had to bring out the “big guns” just to get things moving again.

But that’s farm life—adapt, fix, and keep moving forward.

We’re getting close to go-time. Wheat seed is coming soon, and planting season is right around the corner