30 THE CAAR COMMUNICATOR By the numbers BY THE NUMBERS This is the percentage of Canada’s GHG emissions against the rest of the world—but we have 0.48 percent of its population. See Page 12. Billions of dollars in lost sales because of a lack of a labour force in the agriculture sector. See Page 25. The number of ways ag retailers can prepare themselves for employees returning to the workplace. See Page 10. Food bank usage in Canada is 78 percent higher in 2023 than it was in pre-COVID times—a concerning trend that may be a reason why we are seeing more labour strikes for higher wages. See Page 5. The average number of days the Port of Vancouver would be unable to load grain because it is raining—a complaint from both CN and CPKC because it affects their timeline for delivery as much as it affects Canadian farmers. See Page 19. 1.5 3.5 4 78 169 pixel_dreams /iStock/Getty Images Plus photo
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