By Marlo Glass Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm With harvest creeping towards completion, prices for organic commodities have picked up across Canada. Ontario’s organic corn crop has been delayed to the point that quality concerns have arisen, but prices remain around C$12 per bushel. However, one organic trader said it’s “too soon to tell” to what degree […]
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By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia – MarketsFarm Large quality spreads will likely lead to wide ranging premiums and discounts for Canada’s organic crops marketed this winter, although current pricing opportunities remain relatively thin as end users wait to get a better sense on the specs of what was harvested. “A majority of the organic pulses […]
By Marlo Glass Glacier FarmMedia staff Challenging harvest conditions in the Canadian Prairies haven’t impacted organic wheat prices just yet. However, quality concerns could shake up markets in months to come. Jason Breault of RW Organics in Mossbank, Sask., expected organic wheat that was harvested after the weather turned sour to be feed wheat quality. […]
Read more: As rain delays 2019 Prairie harvest, organic prices remains flat
By Glen Hallick MarketsFarm/OrganicBiz staff Not only has rain has delayed a good part of this year’s harvest on the Prairies, but for the most part prices for organic grains and oilseeds have remained flat. “It’s terrible everywhere, from Mexico to Nunavut,” quipped Jason Charles of Pipeline Foods in Minneapolis, Minn. regarding the wet conditions […]
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 […]
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