By Glacier FarmMedia staff Organic meat and other livestock products from Canada can carry certified organic labels in Japan starting July 16. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on July 10 announced an expanded equivalency agreement with Japan for organic foods. Since September 2014, Canada and Japan have had the Japan-Canada Organic Equivalency Arrangement (JCOEA) in […]
By Dave Bedard Glacier FarmMedia staff The latest round of revisions for the Canadian Organic Standards has passed a key vote on its way to becoming federal regulation. Members of the Canadian General Standards Board’s (CGSB) technical committee on organic agriculture voted unanimously last month to approve the draft of the Canadian Organic Standards submitted […]
By Dave Bedard Glacier FarmMedia staff The Organic Council of Ontario is spearheading a new online hub through which it plans to provide member services as well as organic ag extension and information for the general public. The OCO last week officially announced the start of development work on what’s been dubbed the Organic Resource […]
By Dave Bedard Glacier FarmMedia staff The Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA) has set up a new fund it hopes will spare some change in Canadian crop production. COTA in autumn launched the Support Organic Change Fund, with which it said it hopes to better match Canadian organic crop supply to demand. Canada is the […]
Read more: 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
*[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
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