Seed grains

Strong outlook for organic grain prices, panel says

Imports are keeping processor margins away from the brink, says panel

While conventional farmers fume about rail delays and falling prices, the organic sector is worried that supply shortages and sky-high prices may derail future growth. “I think most people know that in the market today, demand outstrips supply and that’s why we have the prices that we do,” said Ken Sabatier, a buyer for Grower’s

Canadian Grain Commission seeks fairer funding model

One-third of the 
production is paying two-thirds of the costs

A new checkoff on grain deliveries might be a fairer way to fund the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), says assistant chief CGC commissioner Jim Smolik. But he is open to suggestions. “I think the simplest is a dealer point deduction,” Smolik told Winter Cereals Manitoba’s annual meeting March 12. “Is there a better model, something that