Next year's farm input market will depend on the level of pressure on farm income, but early signs suggest input prices could come down according to recent analysis from Farm Credit Canada.
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Organic grains snapshot
With timely rains, organic farming could be a good place to be in 2022 — but it may not be enough to drive expansion of organic acres, said Laura Telford and Stuart McMillan. In a talk during the Prairie Organics Conference on February 9, Telford, the provincial organic specialist, and McMillan, an organic farmer and organic inspector, shared[...]
Lack of data hampers organic sector
A lack of good data makes it hard to prove the value of Canadian organic food to business leaders and government officials, say sector leaders. “I don’t think there’s a bigger [issue in the sector],” said Laura Telford, organic sector development specialist with Manitoba Agriculture. The data dearth encompasses imports and exports, sales, prices, crop[...]
A lot of trust left to build for organic growers, says marketing expert
A little more than half of Canadians say they trust the organic label — which should worry the sector since trust is critical currency with consumers. It’s what justifies the higher price of organic food, said marketing expert Jo-Ann McArthur. That’s based on Canada Organic data, which says 54 per cent of Canadians say they[...]
Hot prices, cold lambs at Easter
Sheep producers are seeing record prices for their lambs in some categories, with high demand through the recent Easter season. According to Morgan Moore, chair of the Manitoba Sheep Association, that’s consistent with the market patterns of previous years. “The last five years, year over year, our peak price per pound realized for the lambs[...]
Thunder Bay sees strong spring grain shipments
The Port of Thunder Bay has seen above-average grain and potash shipments this spring.
U.S. livestock: Cattle add gains, market fundamentals strong says analyst
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures made gains today as trends indicate that while contracts have backed away from record highs, market fundamentals remain solid.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs start week strong
Chicago cattle and hog futures saw strong increases across the board on Monday.
Hurricane unlikely to fuel long-term fertilizer price increase, analyst says
While the price of urea fertilizer has spiked at the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida, that increase is unlikely to affect Canadian farmers much, said MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett.
U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hog futures see strong start to week
Both live and feeder cattle futures made healthy gains to start the trading week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and boxed beef continued to climb on strong consumer demand.
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