Trade war windfall for B.C. food bank — hundreds of kilograms of unsold U.S. produce
- A Vancouver Island food bank has benefited from increased donations of U.S. Produce due to the trade war and 'buy Canadian' trend, according to Peter Sinclair.
- The Urban Grocer in Victoria has stopped stocking U.S. Produce, with customers increasingly questioning the origin of their produce, reported Gary Innis.
- Dan Huang-Taylor noted that visits to food banks in B.C. Have increased by over 80% since 2019, with a 15% increase last year.
- Sinclair highlighted that extra donations of American produce may not be sustainable, as they began to taper off after about five weeks.
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Trade war windfall for B.C. food bank — hundreds of kilograms of unsold U.S. produce
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