The myth of the Canadian open market....

[samhill]

Residue

Step into my parlour, said the spider to the fly.
I guess samples are properly prepared and the labs are trustworthy.
Glyphosate in the atmosphere? Is there a possibility?

[the big wheel]

It's in the soil the soil erodes wind and water.
Guys spraying in 30 mile winds.
There is no true organic just less toxic unless you are in a secluded surrounded by trees area.

[wmoebis]

Have no doubt MRL's will be tightened. Question is since producers sign affidavits and are liable based on the sample the elev takes and retains are you comfortable that there will be no Xcontamination leaving you are high risk for liability?

Are samplers monotored and flushed between loads? Are your samples retained in a secure place in thoroughly cleaned containers?

Questons that need asking.

[MBgrower]

A premium product that's full of fuz and sprayed with glyphosate preharvest? LOL.


Was in a net meeting this morning. With the EU gly ban... Importers like italy are getting ready to test for and reject cargoes of wheat where glyphosate residue is detected.

not to mention wheat of other classes mixed in at export terminals. by the time it gets on a ship, the quality is probably no better than fsu/Russian wheat

[dave4441]

Organic guys who have never used an ounce of glypho ever have samples that come back with residue. Could be the tests are flawed.

Could be, I haven't spent enough time worrying about it. But I think they can test at detect at such a low level that impossible not to find it.

Learned this shipping to meet specs on Mexican canary shipments. We have to be at a level that is purer then pure gold. You can do it but it takes alot of work.

[may-be]

A letter to the Editor last week in our local newspaper from a local resident. This guy was saying his wife and him went as organic as they possibly could for over a year. They had themselves tested at a scientific institution in the US for the chemical glyphosate. He was very surprised when the numbers came back that he was 5 times the average European on the street. His level is 1.8 ppb, the average European is.3, and the average North American is 3.3

I think this chemical is great but reading stuff like this makes me wonder if we really are selling a premium product?

[Klause]

not to mention wheat of other classes mixed in at export terminals. by the time it gets on a ship, the quality is probably no better than fsu/Russian wheat

Yes. Or rye mixed in... Or oats.


We are quickly becoming the source of last resort. Especially in times of plenty.

[Klause]

Yes. Or rye mixed in... Or oats.


We are quickly becoming the source of last resort. Especially in times of plenty.

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[makar]

Yes. Or rye mixed in... Or oats. Or deer shit.

[Hopalong]

Can remember wheat board man telling us of board success in selling mixed spring and winter wheat into some of our export markets. Mixture made flour that met baker needs in importing country at lower cost than miller trying to make his own wheat mixture.
Problem arose when winter wheat growers thought board was under pricing winter wheat in favour of spring wheat growers. On our own farm we got less than expected final payment for winter wheat.
Memory of board is that it was even more secretive on export price information than what we have now.