Good day and welcome to the Sprout, where your host must insist to the editors of the New York Times that their ratio of cream to chocolatey-coconut goodness in their so-called attempt at a Nanaimo bar … well … is just wrong. Also, now she’s craving Nanaimo bars.
For the foodies, it’s National Cheese/Cheez Doodle Day (we have no idea what this is) and National Absinthe Day. Saturday is National Oreo Day, National Frozen Food Day, and National White Chocolate Cheese Cake Day, while Sunday is National Cereal Day and National Crown Roast of Pork Day.
Here’s today’s agriculture news.
Photo by File Photo December 15, 2020 (Saskatoon, SK; Carman, MB; Calgary, AB) – The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat), Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA), and Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) are concerned that a recent Canadian Press article inaccurately reflects the impact of the price of wheat on rising food costs in Canada. The article reported on the projections in Canada s Food Price Report 2021, which indicated that bakery products are likely to rise 3.5 to 5.5 percent in 2021. A quote within the article says that the cost of wheat rose 50 percent in the past 18 months, with this increase being a significant driver of food cost increases.
Wheat not causing food price spike: prairie growers producer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from producer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.