Canada's Food Price Report

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Canada's Food Price Report
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Published by Dalhousie University and the University of Guelph since 2010, every December, Canada's Food Price Report provides a forecast on Canadian food prices and trends for the coming year in Canada.[1][2][3] Created with Canadian researcher Francis Tapon, Sylvain Charlebois is lead author of the report since its inception.

The first report was released on 2 December 2009. Both predictive modelling through machine learning and econometrics are used to support the annual forecast. The report was published by the University of Guelph only from 2011 to 2016. The report's market reach is estimated at over 200 million people in 50 countries annually. In 2015, the project was recognized as one of the University of Guelph's most significant research accomplishments over the past 50 years.[4]

The accuracy of the report varies from year to year. Most years, the report's accuracy is anywhere between 80% to 88%.[5][6][7]

In July 2020, it was announced that the University of Saskatchewan and University of British Columbia were joining the group.[8][9] The first report authored by the four universities was released on 8 December 2020.[10][11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Canada's Food Price Report 2019". Dalhousie University. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ Guelph, University of. "Canada's Food Price Report forecasts families will spend $411 more on food in 2019". Newswire.ca. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ Susan Noakes. "Annual grocery bill for average Canadian family could rise $400 next year, study predicts - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ^ "University of Guelph Research Document" (PDF). Uoguelph.ca. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Groceries to cost average Canadian family $400 more in 2019: report" – via The Globe and Mail.
  6. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Économie-. "Le panier d'épicerie encore plus cher en 2020". Radio-Canada.ca.
  7. ^ "Canada's Food Price Report 2020". Dalhousie University.
  8. ^ "Canada's annual report on food prices going national in 2021". 8 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Canada's Food Price Report adds Saskatchewan, B.C. collaborators".
  10. ^ "Canada's Food Price Report 2021". Dalhousie University.
  11. ^ Bundale, Brett (8 December 2020). "Canadian families will pay nearly $700 more for groceries in 2021, report says". CTVNews.
  12. ^ "Expect to pay a lot more for groceries next year, thanks to climate change and COVID-19 - CBC News". CBC. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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