American Chicken Invasion, Poultry Supply Management Glitches Prices, Canadian Beef Worries and guest Karen Proud, President & Adjudicator, Canada Grocery Code

About this episode

The episode discusses rising chicken prices, dependence on U.S. poultry, grocery sales tax changes, and beef trade tensions, featuring guest Karen Proud.

This week on The Food Professor Podcast, Michael LeBlanc and Sylvain Charlebois unpack the sharp rise in chicken prices, Canada’s growing dependence on imported poultry from the U.S., Quebec’s move to remove sales taxes from select grocery items, and mounting tensions around beef trade & import negotiations. Then, recorded live at SIAL Canada in Montreal, Karen Proud, President & Adjudicator of the Canada Grocery Code, joins the podcast once again live from the SIAL show in Montreal to discuss the early implementation of the industry-led code, supplier-retailer relationships, transparency, and the future of grocery sector accountability in Canada.

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael LeBlanc, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

Guest: Karen Proud

Topics covered

• chicken prices
• imported poultry
• grocery sales tax
• beef trade
• supplier-retailer relationships
• grocery sector accountability

Keywords

• chicken prices
• poultry supply management
• Canada Grocery Code
• beef trade
• grocery accountability
• import negotiations
• sales tax

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canada Grocery Code

Places: Canada, U.S., Quebec, Montreal

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