Read more: Organic wheat, lentils in for price lull
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Organic Price Quotes: Late April
Read more: Organic markets staying the course as spring arrives
National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: March 14
USDA – Compared with two weeks ago, trade activity moderate on good demand for feed grade corn trading 9 cents lower. Contract activity increasing on new crop in states east of the Mississippi. No trend available due to a lack of comparable trades for feed grade soybeans, but trade activity moderate on good demand. Food grade soybean […]
Organic Grain Marketing 101: Part 1 – Liquidity
By Brenda Tjaden OrganicBiz contributor The substance of grain marketing is the same for all farmers — to generate income. The quality of the decision, to sell today or to wait, ends up having a big impact on the farm’s revenue stream, profitability, future potential, and the owners’ quality of life. It’s no different for […]
Organic growers have bigger economic cushion
Lower costs and higher prices make organic producers more economically resilient according to provincial figures By Lorraine Stevenson OrganicBiz staff Organic growers can still turn a tidy profit in 2018, according to Manitoba Agriculture cost-of-production figures released at Ag Days. Roy Arnott, a provincial farm management specialist, said it all comes down to what crops […]
Organic Price Quotes: Late January
Read more: Organic markets steady, more wheat, oats acres predicted in 2018
Organic Price Quotes: Late December
Read more: Canada’s organic sector books better-than-expected year (See our year-end organic summary price chart of our top five commodities in 2017 below)
National Organic Grain and Feedstuffs: December 20
USDA – Compared with two weeks ago, feed grade corn demand good, trading 21 cents lower. Forward contracting active. Feed grade soybean demand and activity very light trading 13 cents lower FOB. Light forward contract activity. Soybean meal and oil demand and trade activity too limited to trend, but steady undertones noted. Feed wheat demand […]
Organic Price Quotes: Late November
Read more: Organic markets quiet heading into the holiday season
Organic Alliance says crop insurance needs an update on organic production
Manitoba Co-operator – Organic farmers in Manitoba hope a new working group will help solve long-standing crop insurance issues. The body will have members from both the Manitoba Organic Alliance (MOA) and Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC). “There’s definite improvements that need to be made, so we want to know what the timeline on that […]