The Evan Bray Show - Dr. Sylvain Charlebois - June 30th, 2025

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With summer in full swing, drought is starting to play a role in global food supply chains. Whether it's coffee beans from Brazil, beef in the U.S. or wheat right here in Saskatchewan, food prices are constantly changing. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, food distribution and policy professor at Dalhousie University and senior director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab, co-host of The Food Professor Podcast, joins Brent Loucks to explain what's going on with food production around the world and how it could impact you at the grocery store.
30 Jun 2025 11AM English South Africa News Commentary

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