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2009-09-07 | permalink
Cash bids for flaxseed in Western Canada have taken a dramatic turn for the worse. with some of the decline being linked to European concerns the crop contains genetically modified organisms (GMOs). [...] ”While details on why flax bids have dropped so sharply in Western Canada remain sketchy, there are rumours circulating that a cargo of Canadian flaxseed has been prevented from being unloaded at a port in Europe,” said Mike Jubinville, a market analyst with ProFarmer Canada in Winnipeg. ”All the signs point to GMO issues.”
2009-09-07 | permalink
Cash bids for flaxseed in Western Canada have taken a dramatic turn for the worse. with some of the decline being linked to European concerns the crop contains genetically modified organisms (GMOs). [...] ”While details on why flax bids have dropped so sharply in Western Canada remain sketchy, there are rumours circulating that a cargo of Canadian flaxseed has been prevented from being unloaded at a port in Europe,” said Mike Jubinville, a market analyst with ProFarmer Canada in Winnipeg. ”All the signs point to GMO issues.”
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