Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s not happy news, but here is the market forecast delivered to FarmTech attendees by Jonathon Driedger, senior analyst with FarmLink Marketing Solutions. Canola The rise in American soybean prices has pushed up canola in recent years, but it’s now becoming an anchor as U.S. farmers are expected to plant more soybeans and less corn […] Read more
The market forecast? Grim and grimmer
As storm clouds gather, farmers urged to batten down the hatches
Experts say current grain prices are normal, knowing your cost of production critical, and hope is not a marketing strategy
Reading Time: 5 minutes It was standing room only at every FarmTech market outlook session, and the faces told the tale: anxious-looking producers leaning forward, hanging on every word, searching for rays of hope as the storm clouds roll in. But the message was blunt — there will be no quick bounce-back from the steep fall in grain and […] Read more
Organic cereals demand down
Reading Time: < 1 minute Demand for wheat tends to hold steady even in tough economic times, but not so for what’s organically grown. Demand for organic wheat, durum and barley has flattened since the economic downturn began, Canadian Wheat Board organic marketing manager Patty Rosher told a seminar in Manitoba last month. “Recession is generally good for wheat sales… […] Read more
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