Insights and Stories on Markets

Nov. 30, 2018 at 1:52 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia staff With the harvest largely in the rear-view mirror and spring seeding still a distant spec on the horizon, the organic markets in Western Canada are generally holding steady heading into the winter months. Prices for most of the major crops only saw minor movement […]

By OrganicBiz

Aug. 9, 2018 at 3:48 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Barley prices in Western Canada are falling as an early harvest is weighing on values. “Prices have moderated here,” said Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities Ltd. Lethbridge, Alta. The surprise rally from last week ended as quickly as it began. Prices which started last week at […]

By Terry Fries

Jul. 27, 2018 at 12:08 pm CDT

By Terry Fries Commodity News Service Canada  Farmers growing organic wheat will likely have to accept the crop’s best prices are behind it, at least for the near future. Prices for organic, large-green lentils are also likely to struggle, said Jason Freeman, general manager of Farmer Direct Co-op in Regina. […]

By OrganicBiz

Jul. 5, 2018 at 5:23 pm CDT

CNS Canada — As Friday’s deadline nears for Chinese tariffs to be imposed on imports of U.S. soybeans, so too does the idea that eastern crushers could soon be bringing those unwanted beans into Canada. “Soybeans have become so cheap we’re going to find them leaking across the border, especially […]

By Dave Sims

Jun. 29, 2018 at 1:28 pm CDT

By Terry Fries CNS Canada With many farmers out in fields and buyers sitting on their hands, organics markets have entered a slow period. Laura Telford, organic sector development specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, said yellow peas may have strong potential to attract more acres once new processing plants begin operating […]

By OrganicBiz