Prairie Organic Grain Brouchure

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WHY SOURCE FROM THE

CANADIAN PRAIRIES?

The wealth of natural resources,


biodiversity, and wide open
spaces found on the Canadian
PRAIRIE
Prairies provide the perfect place to
grow the world’s highest quality
organic grains. A long history of ORGANIC
Canadian organic production has
resulted in a wealth of knowledge, a
strong community of experts, and GRAIN
lasting traditions that produce
exceptional products.

WE Canadian organic grain producers


from across the Prairies have worked
hard for generations to bring you our
Connecting you with
high quality organic

GROW tradition of pure, wholesome, quality


Canadian organic grains. 
grains from the
Canadian Prairies

TRADITION OUR COMMODITIES

AND Oat Flax Peas

HARVEST
Wheat Mustard Rye
Barley Canola And much
Hemp Lentils more!

QUALITY PIVOTANDGROW.COM/EXPORT/
CEREALS OILSEEDS

Prairie farmers know how to grow great Saskatchewan farmers lead the pack
QUICK FACTS
cereal crops. 75% of all field crop acres when it comes to organic oilseed
are planted to cereals. Of those, wheat is production. 82% of the total prairie
king with 46%, and oats are a close oilseed acres are located there alone.
The Canadian prairies include the
second at 30% of all field crop acres. 55,000 of those acres are in flax. Healthy
wide open spaces of Alberta, Practice makes perfect! growing conditions lead to healthy crops!
Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Nearly 1/3 of all Canadian organic CEREAL ACRES: 500,000 OILSEED ACRES: 74,000
producers live on the prairies.
These 1500 farmers use their 1.4 Wheat - 230,000 Kamut - 29,500 Flax - 55,000 Soybeans - 2,500
million acres to grow some of the Oats - 153,500 Rye - 23,000 Mustard - 10,000 Other - 1,500
highest quality organic products Barley - 54,000 Other - 11,000 Hemp - 5,000
you will find anywhere.
PULSES

Prairie conditions are perfect for growing


pulses. 94% of all Canadian pulse crops
are produced there, 77% in
Saskatchewan alone. Organic field peas
are also big, occupying half of the
organic pulse acres. Prairie farmers take
pride in their pulse crops!

PULSE ACRES: 86,500

Peas - 44,000 Other - 13,000


Lentils - 29,000

Organic Agriculture
Growing Harvesting
on the
Tradition Quality
Canadian Prairies

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