Insights and Stories on Markets

Dec. 13, 2019 at 10:44 am CST

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 […]

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Nov. 29, 2019 at 1:31 pm CST

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 […]

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Nov. 29, 2019 at 1:25 pm CST

Read more: Quality varies for Canada’s organic commodities 

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Nov. 1, 2019 at 10:38 am CDT

Read more: Quality premiums, discounts to widen in organics post-harvest

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Nov. 1, 2019 at 10:38 am CDT

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 […]

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