Organic Fusarium...

[parsley]

According to "food in Canada " which is Canada 'a food and Beverage processing magazine , the September 14 issue:

"Canada's organic exports are now valued at more than $458 million, with most exports going to the US and the EU."

You'll note the $458M does not include domestic consumption, will you ? Pars

[parsley]

Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto are major buyers from domestic organic farmers.I don't have the current figure for domestic sales yet.

Organic farmers highly value our organic buyers.

Canada is better off with a growing, thriving organic export market than if all the organic farmers shut down, switch to conventional production and flood the conventional market still more, IMHO, Pars

[parsley]

And I'll also add, organics are still on track: value adding, selling local plus exports, continually new products, container shipments, groups working together, and audit trails, employing locally and expanding slowly.

Nothing new here. pars.

[hobbyfrmr]

I think LEP had made first mention of auctions. I simply responded about the statement.

[parsley]

One more thing for you to think about: Canadian organic farmers fill a huge market that cannot be filled by conventional farmers. if all Canadian organic farmers quit tomorrow, the exports stop. And foreign imports will fill the Canadian domestic demand.

Not many of us, I agree, but organic farming does create wealth, folks. For Canadians. And that's a fact. Parsley

[hobbyfrmr]

Parsley,

I do like the fact I am growing grains to sell into a market that does regard my efforts as valuable. It's definitely a "kinder" market to participate in.
As described in an above post, buyers may not be quite as receptive to fusarium wheat . Thankfully not happening yet.

[farmaholic]

Hobby, as a fellow "Producer", do everything in your power to keep it at bay. Try not to give the consumer anything to be concerned about and keep it a non-issue. I think the "problem" may be overblown in the conventional side and simply used as a tool to downgrade and buy grain cheaper, tinfoil hat theory. Best of luck but sometimes things happen beyond our control!!