BREAKING: Trump reportedly preparing to lift 50% tariffs on some Canadian farm machinery, refrigeration equipment and food packaging ahead of U.S. midterms. Final exemptions remain unconfirmed.

"People who choose Canada deserve a credible opportunity to become secure and independent. The volunteers at food banks handing them groceries deserve governments willing to make that opportunity real."

Food prices in Canada are rising again in October...⬇️

"The data show that while many Canadians are dipping into their savings to pay for food, millennials are dining out more often. The picture is anything but consistent."

🎙️ From Saskatchewan to the world: this week’s guest on The Food Professor is a Canadian business success story worth hearing. Michael LeBlanc and I welcome Murad Al-Katib, co-founder, President and CEO of AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. and Ingredients. AGT turns crops such as lentils, peas, chickpeas and beans into food and ingredients for customers worldwide. With 39 facilities and products reaching 127 countries, it shows what Canadian agriculture can achieve through processing, innovation and global ambition. Murad helped build AGT from a Canadian start-up into a billion-dollar global business, earning recognition as EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year in 2017. An extraordinary entrepreneurial journey. Plus, we unpack a packed week in food: 🛒 The fifth Canadian Food Sentiment Index: coupon use drops from 30.5% to 20.3%, private label gains ground, omnivores fall to 56.7% of Canadians, and GLP-1 use could reach five million by 2030. 🍽️ HungerCount 2026: 2.35 million food bank visits a month, with children, single parents, the working poor and newcomers hit hardest. @foodbankscanada. 🍁 Quebec’s empty maple syrup reserve and an egg-grading plant lockout leaving some stores short of eggs. 🔐 Grocery cybersecurity following the @saveonfoods loyalty-program breach. 💡 $50 million in federal funding for the @CFIN_RCIA. Canadian ambition, changing consumers and mounting pressure on our food system—all in the latest episode. 🎧 Tune in wherever you get your podcasts. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… YouTube: youtube.com/@thefoodprofesso… Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4ZxpGQ… #TheFoodProfessor #CanadianAgriculture #FoodIndustry #FoodSecurity #Entrepreneurship