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Epic Fury & Carbon Tax Cost Shocks, Canada–India-Australia Trade Bump, Elbows Up Alcohol Anniversary and guest Gavin Schneider, CEO & Co-Founder of Maia Farms

Podcast: The Food Professor
Published: Mar 5, 2026
Duration seconds: 3305
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Michael LeBlanc and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois open the episode with the food and agriculture news of the week, unpacking Middle East tensions and their potential impact on oil prices and food inflation, Canada’s renewed trade outreach to India and China, a new Ontario–Nova Scotia agreement easing alcohol trade, the one-year anniversary of American wine and spirits being pulled from Canadian shelves, and research on front-of-package nutrition labelling and public health. They then welcome Gavin Schneider, CEO & Co-Founder of Maia Farms, to discuss mushroom-based proteins, scaling fermentation technology, and the future of alternative protein ingredients.