Insights and Stories on Organic

Hemp demand goes organic

Feb. 20, 2020 at 4:36 pm CST

By Robert Arnason Glacier FarmMedia staff Manitoba Harvest sells hemp food products at more than 16,000 stores in North America. That’s up from about 7,000 stores in 2015, which qualifies as robust growth. But demand for organic hemp foods, granola bars, protein powder and hemp oil is climbing much faster […]

Organic price quotes: Late January

Jan. 31, 2020 at 12:56 pm CST

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Large supplies limiting organic market movement

Jan. 31, 2020 at 12:56 pm CST

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Organic feed market poised for significant growth

Jan. 16, 2020 at 1:27 pm CST

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Stable prices for most organics in 2019

Dec. 23, 2019 at 2:27 pm CST

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Crusher planned for Montana will handle organic canola

Dec. 20, 2019 at 9:50 am CST

By Robert Arnason Glacier FarmMedia staff The largest oilseed crushing plant in Montana is scheduled to open early next year. The plant, known as Montana Specialty Mills, is expected to crush organic canola, non-genetically modified canola and flax, grown by farmers in Western Canada and the northern U.S. Plains. “It will […]

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Lack of acres dampens organic canola demand

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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Quality varies for Canada’s organic commodities

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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