Unlike commodity crops, farmers growing premium crops can demand higher prices, with some of them being hard to grow, while others are not. Kelsey Graber, the product line manager for specialty corn at Clarkson Grain in Illinois, highlights the fact that despite limits on how much they can buy from farmers, premium crops represent a great starting point for farmers.
Graber shed light on the growing demand for niche non-GMO and organic crops in the global market.
These premiums, she continues, can bring added value to a producer’s income, but with management costs.
Premium crops, such as white corn, non-GMO, and organic, differ from conventional yellow corn and soybeans. Information about premium crops can be found at clarksongrain.com, along with your local elevators, seed dealers, and grain companies.
