Insights and Stories on Organic

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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Mar. 5, 2018 at 12:18 pm CST

By Brenda Tjaden OrganicBiz contributor Lots of growers have been through the unpleasant experience of having a load of grain rejected on delivery. Generally, the cause is something in the environment that couldn’t be controlled. Gathering a representative sample can help a lot, but it is far from a perfect […]

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Mar. 1, 2018 at 9:35 am CST

USDA – Compared to two week’s ago, feed grade corn demand good on moderate activity, trading 42 cents higher FOB with the bulk of trade on the west coast. Feed grade soybean activity too limited to trend, but prices steady. Food grade wheat activity too limited to trend, but prices […]

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Feb. 23, 2018 at 11:04 am CST

Read more: Attention shifting to spring for Canadian organic industry

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