Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Compared to last year, Canada’s 2022-23 quinoa harvest has significantly improved, with yields exceeding expectations, according to Michael Dutcheshen of Saskatoon-based NorQuin. “Last year was a tough year for Canadian farmers for all crops, with quinoa no exception. This year is looking a lot more positive. We seem to have missed the hot […] Read more
Quinoa production improves in 2022-23
Yields swing closer to average level
Prairie producers keen on quinoa
Growers across the Western Canada have been giving the South American import a try
Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s a healthy, high-protein crop option, and some growers in Western Canada have already given quinoa a try, in part because it helps break blackleg and sclerotinia disease cycles in canola. Though while well suited to the Prairie climate, which is similar to its ancestral home in the Andes of South America, hot summer days […] Read more
Prairie quinoa yields likely to be down this year
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Shortly before the harvest of this year’s quinoa crop in Western Canada is about to start, expectations are for yields to be down from last year, according to Liam O’Halloran of the Northern Quinoa Production Corp. (NorQuin) in Saskatoon. “As well as everything else we had some areas that had a little bit […] Read more
A new success story
Quinoa and amaranth may hold great promise but the lack of processors remains a challenge
Reading Time: 6 minutes Mention a new practice, a new piece of farm equipment, or a precision ag system and the first question from a grower is likely to be, “What’s my profitability margin?” It’s the same for alternative crops — although the questions vary. Whether it’s fababeans or camelina, growers want to know what volume they’ll need to […] Read more
Opinions differ on quinoa prices in 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — There are opposing views on what will happen with Canadian quinoa prices in 2019. One buyer believes the specialty crop will increase a few cents per pound; another believes the price will slightly decrease in the New Year. Dan Boulton of NorQuin at Saskatoon said there is a world shortage of quinoa, […] Read more
CCGA cash advance applications out early
Reading Time: < 1 minute Among other changes to the program, applications are available earlier this year for spring cash advances through the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA). The CCGA on Thursday announced it’s now accepting applications for the 2017-18 advance payments program (APP), which offers cash advances on 45 different crop and livestock commodities. The CCGA is the administrative […] Read more
Quinoa crops flourish so far across Prairies
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — The Canadian Prairies may seem an unlikely place for quinoa to flourish, but the South American grain is making remarkable gains up north. There is only one company, Northern Quinoa Corp., growing and producing quinoa in Canada. For over 20 years they’ve grown and produced small acreages, but the rising popularity of […] Read more
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