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Are your grain deliveries protected?

Know the full CGC rules to make sure your payment is protected when you make a sale

By Brian Wittal May 4, 2018

Not getting paid for the grain you deliver. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it’s a tough financial blow. Know the rules so you can protect yourself. The law in this area is in the hands of the Canada Grains Commission. Everything you read here in italics comes from the CGC website. Let’s […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Low prices change growers’ marketing tack

By GFM Network News April 10, 2018

CNS Canada — After years of western Canadian farmers rushing to lock in pulse crop contracts during the spring, this year that hasn’t been the case. “Normally I would say that I’d have my plant booked to December and I don’t have a single thing booked this year. But does that mean we’re not going […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Ontario processing vegetable contract compromise reached

By GFM Network News February 5, 2018

The Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers marketing board believes it has found a compromise to an imposed regulation that would have gutted grower contract protection. Why it matters: Farmers had contract security of two years previously, but new regulations would have taken that down to none — and processors could have dropped growers whenever they wished. […] Read more

Crops

With demand, deregulation, ‘opportunities abound’ for hemp

By GFM Network News February 2, 2017

CNS Canada — Aggressive contracting in the hemp sector is expected to bump up Canadian acres — another benefit for growers who will experience less red tape this year. “We’ve seen a lot of activity on the contracting side for growers,” said Kim Shukla, executive director of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance at Steinbach, Man. […] Read more

For every specialty crop, there is a special process to becoming a contract grower.

Crops, Features

Lock in sales with a special contract

Looking for a way to differentiate your crop from the rest of the pack?

By Dilia Narduzzi September 30, 2016

Are you looking for ways to change your marketing situation? Differentiate your product from everything else at the elevator? Signing special contracts with specific companies is one way to do this. Avena Food pays its contact holders premium prices for gluten-free oats. Warburtons, a U.K. bread company, pays premiums for specialty wheat grown by contract holding […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybean futures edge up as Argentina ends export tax waiver

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

Eastern wheat to be included in Cereals Canada’s harvest assessment

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybean futures edge up as Argentina ends export tax waiver

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract high, herd falls short of estimates

Eastern wheat to be included in Cereals Canada’s harvest assessment

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Are your grain deliveries protected?

Pulse weekly outlook: Low prices change growers’ marketing tack

Ontario processing vegetable contract compromise reached

With demand, deregulation, ‘opportunities abound’ for hemp

Lock in sales with a special contract

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