AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoPackaging policy pressure: A new analysis says Canada’s EPR rules are quietly adding a permanent inflation layer—estimated at ~0.3 to 0.8 percentage points to grocery inflation overall, with some packaging-heavy categories (prepared meals, frozen foods, soups/sauces, beverages) facing ~1 to 1.5% pressure from EPR costs alone. Food security funding: Haiti’s IFAD-backed EFOSE program just launched with a US$23.6m, 7-year push to boost local production and incomes in the Southeast, targeting 24,664 households. Humanitarian alarm: The UN warns Sudan’s hunger crisis could worsen into an “even greater tragedy,” with 19.5m people at crisis levels. Local food resilience: In Waco, a major food pantry is merging into a new 64,000 sq ft facility with an on-site food market and kitchen. Community food culture: Festivals keep rolling—Brockton’s Greek Food Fest returns, while Cyprus hosts a regenerative agriculture day on May 17.
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