By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia staff With the severity of the drought across most of Western Canada this summer, it’s a given that grain prices will push higher, including those for organic grains, oilseeds and pulses. In Ontario, the story has been much different with the province’s growing region receiving enough rain to prevent any […]
By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia staff Organic grain bids held relatively steady across Canada in April despite large price moves in the conventional markets. End users are thought to be well supplied through previous contracts, with attention shifting to new crop growing conditions. “A lot of folks are wondering why organic markets are not moving […]
By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia staff As farmers get closer to planting their crops for 2021, or perhaps some already have, there are different takes among those in the organic grain industry as to what will be grown this year. One thing there was a consensus on was to avoid organic wheat as there’s already […]
By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia staff Prices for organic grains, oilseeds and pulses have largely remained steady throughout January with dealers left wondering why demand has disappeared. “I don’t understand where the demand has gone. Normally there should be good demand,” commented Mylo Chubb of Stonehenge Global Seeds in Assiniboia, Sask. “It looks like we […]
By Marlo Glass Glacier FarmMedia staff MarketsFarm – Canada’s organic commodities market was characterized by strong demand in 2020. Before COVID-19 began dominating headlines, demand for organic pulses had been rising steadily. As the pandemic swept across North America, consumers rushed to fill their pantries with shelf-stable staples, including organic pulses and grains. Demand is […]
Organic acreage in Quebec has increased 65 percent between 2017 and 2019, jumping to 570,000 acres from 314,000 By Robert Arnason Glacier FarmMedia staff The number of organic farmers and acreage may be flattening in Canada, but not in Quebec. Growth is off the charts in that province as it continues to add growers and […]
By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier FarmMedia staff After more than two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the consensus among several people in the organic grain industry is that prices haven’t changed a great deal. Scott Shiels of Grain Millers in Yorkton, Sask. said demand did increase with the onset of the pandemic, just not enough […]
By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia staff Markets for North American organic grains held reasonably steady in April, despite the COVID-19 pandemic roiling the conventional grains and oilseeds. “There’s really no volatility at all, month over month,” said Jason Charles, of Minneapolis-based Pipeline Foods. “Demand in the environment we’re in has been really good,” said Charles. […]
By Phil Franz-Warkentin MarketsFarm/Glacier FarmMedia staff The demand for organic grains and other crops continues to grow in Canada, but production increases have outpaced that demand and burdensome stocks may limit prices for some crops until more balance returns to the market. The middle of winter is always a slower time of year, as the […]
By Robert Arnason Glacier FarmMedia staff A few years ago, Stuart McMillan got a call about organic canola acres in Western Canada. Considering there are 18 to 22 million acres of conventional canola across the Prairies, the caller couldn’t believe online data showing that organic canola was less than 2,000 acres. “I was contacted by […]
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