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LETTER: A warning (and an opening) for Atlantic Canada's food system

As global tensions continue to disrupt fuel supplies and drive up food prices, much of the attention has focused on distant markets — Europe, the Gulf, Asia. But for Atlantic Canada, the implications are closer to home than many realize.

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We are one of the most import-dependent regions in the country. Much of what fills our grocery store shelves travels long distances, carried by trucks, ships, and complex supply chains that depend heavily on stable fuel prices. When energy costs rise, everything rises with it — transport, fertilizer, storage, and ultimately, the price of food.

Farmers here feel it first. Diesel powers planting and harvest.........

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