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will appear in front of the House of Commons standing committee on agriculture to answer questions of food price inflation on Wednesday afternoon. The grocers have been under scrutiny as the rising price of food has outpaced overall inflation in recent months.Article contentEconomists will be looking for signs of how the economy started the year when Statistics Canada releases its January figures for international merchandise trade on Wednesday.