Insights and Stories on Organic

Oct. 28, 2020 at 3:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Roquette is now contracting for conventional and organic yellow peas for its new processing plant near Portage la Prairie, Man. After construction is finished at the end of 2020, the 200,000-square foot facility will work its way up to processing 125,000 tonnes of yellow peas per year. “We […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Oct. 2, 2020 at 10:18 am CDT

Read more: Organic market steady as ample supplies met with good demand 

By OrganicBiz

Oct. 2, 2020 at 10:18 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia staff Western Canadian organic markets were holding relatively steady in late September as harvest operations entered the final stages across the Prairies. Variable crop conditions resulted in average crops overall, according to a number of organic buyers, with ample supplies and good demand countering each […]

By OrganicBiz

Sep. 1, 2020 at 2:45 pm CDT

Read more: Organic crops in good shape ahead of harvest  

By OrganicBiz

Aug. 31, 2020 at 1:16 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass Glacier FarmMedia staff Organic commodity producers are expecting large crops in good condition ahead of the 2020 harvest season. “I’m hearing most crops are very good, especially the cereals,” said Laura Telford, organics sector development specialist with the government of Manitoba. Recent dryness in Manitoba won’t have […]

By OrganicBiz