The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Brazil’s millers oppose GMO wheat imports

Brazil’s flour millers are threatening to stop buying wheat from Argentina if Brazil approves genetically modified wheat imports from its neighbor. According to the Brazilian Wheat Industry Association (Abitrigo), local millers are opposed to processing GMO wheat from Argentina or any other country. Rubens Barbosa, head of Abitrigo, told Reuters: “There is no country in […]

7th annual Organic & Non-GMO Forum

The 7th annual Organic & Non-GMO Forum will take place in-person, December 1-2 at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis and focus on the opportunities, innovations and challenges in the burgeoning plant-based sector. The ONG Forum brings together producers, processors, manufacturers, buyers, investors, and others in the supply chain to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and constant […]

$200M facility in Ohio will farm AquaBounty’s genetically engineered salmon

By 2023, 10,000 metric tons of genetically modified salmon will come to market each year from a land-based Ohio fish farm being built by AquaBounty. The developer of the first GM animal approved for human consumption in the U.S. is investing $200 million in a 479,000-square-foot facility, expanding by eight times the capacity of its […]

Tariffs on Indian organic soy imports likely to create big shift in U.S. organic trade

Mercaris analysis spells out potential for CVD to bring financial implications, reshape industry The Department of Commerce has finished their countervailing duty (CVD) investigation into organic soybean meal from India and the first memorandum, released at the end of August, gives insights into what the final decision will be in January 2022, says Mercaris in […]

Non-GMO seed solution could substantively expand U.S. sorghum acres

S&W Seed Company has developed a cropping solution for sorghum that destroys grassy weeds—a major breakthrough that could significantly expand the overall U.S. sorghum market size that has decreased in recent years. The Double Team™ Sorghum Cropping Solution program was developed by S&W and ADAMA Ltd. ADAMA’s First Act™ herbicide provides this non-GMO herbicide-tolerant solution. […]