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Organic crop prices soft ahead of harvest
Marlo Glass, MarketsFarm Organic commodities have been put under pressure price-wise ahead of harvest due to co-operative weather and higher-than-expected yields. “Some yields are sounding really good,” said Scott Shiels, procurement manager with Grain Millers Canada Corp. at Yorkton, Sask. In particular, oat and wheat yields showed strength. “If yields continue to be as good […]
Organic produce firm expects rewards from ‘asset-light’ model
Vancouver organic fruit and vegetable supply firm Organto Foods expects a major boost in its quarterly revenue as it gets set to clear its decks of production assets it directly owned elsewhere. The company, in a release Wednesday offering guidance for its upcoming third quarter ending Sept. 30, said it expects a “significant improvement” in […]
Organic breakfast delivery startup goes retail
A Quebec startup offering organic oatmeal and granola direct to consumers via online subscription is now taking a first step into the bricks-and-mortar retail market. Montreal-based Oatbox announced in June it will sell four flavours of its granola and oatmeal products, in 300-gram family-size packs, at Metro grocery stores within Quebec. Set up in late […]
Global organics value seen rising 17 per cent annually
CNS Canada — Organic food and beverages are headed for a combined annual growth rate of 17.6 per cent, reaching US$440.6 billion by 2026. That’s according to an Aug. 28 report titled Organic Foods and Beverages – Global Market Outlook, 2017-2026. It said the global organic food and beverage market accounted for US$102.76 billion in […]
Organic price quotes: Late June
*[UPDATED: July 9, 2018] Read more: How the organic market is heading into the summer doldrums *[UPDATE] Spot price and premium for “Wheat – feed” updated
Canadian producers keep wary eye on U.S. organic fraud allegations
By Terry Fries CNS Canada A report in the U.S. alleging widespread fraud in American organic grain imports damages the entire industry including Canadian businesses, according to Jason Charles, North America organics director at Pipeline Foods. Charles said the findings released by the Cornucopia Institute, a U.S. organic industry watchdog, should come as no surprise […]
Are organic and no-till farming practices finding common ground?
Mergers have been big news lately in agriculture but this one is a little different. OrganicBiz editor Laura Rance recently sat down with Kristine Nichols, a microbiologist with the Rodale Institute, to talk about how farmers who used to be at polar opposites of the farming spectrum are finding they have something in common. Listen […]
A silver anniversary for organic research at Glenlea
OrganicBiz staff “It needs to age like a good wine, so any differences can actually express themselves,” says Martin Entz, professor of agriculture at the University of Manitoba. For 25 years, Entz has been studying organic cropping systems at the Glenlea Research Station south of Winnipeg. In its early days, the long-term study looked at […]
Saskatchewan growers keen to see uptake of einkorn
By Lorraine Stevenson OrganicBiz staff John and Carol Husband once thought they’d be finished farming by their age. But the couple, now in their 70s, say they plan to stick with it. They’re keen to see what may yet come of one particular crop they’ve been growing since converting their Wawota, Sask. farm in the […]
