Insights and Stories on Markets

Mar. 29, 2018 at 12:38 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson OrganicBiz staff As organic producers look to clean out the 2017 crop from their bins before seeding, they’re finding lower prices than they’re willing to sell for. Contracts have been filled up, meaning some producers who were waiting for higher prices are out of luck with no […]

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Mar. 28, 2018 at 10:14 am CDT

USDA – Compared to two weeks ago, feed corn demand good on active trade.  Feed corn traded 86 cents higher FOB.  Forward Contract activity mostly on transactions directly between the grower and end user, with delivery out as far as Q3 of 2019, whereas the same time last year buyers where […]

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Mar. 26, 2018 at 1:05 pm CDT

By Brenda Tjaden OrganicBiz contributor  There’s an old adage in farming: half of the trick to success in grain marketing is planting the right crop in the first place. To that end, we can look at new-crop production contracting opportunities to guide seeding decisions. Unfortunately for organic growers, these are […]

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Mar. 15, 2018 at 10:00 am CDT

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 […]

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Mar. 7, 2018 at 10:56 am CST

By Brenda Tjaden OrganicBiz contributor The logistics costs involved in getting organic grain from farms to markets are astronomical. Conventional grain crops grown in Western Canada can usually be trucked to an elevator within an hour of the farm. Organic crops can easily spend eight to 12 hours in a […]

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