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Mercaris sees record organic trading growth in 2020

Trading platform sees 48 percent increase year-over-year Trade of organic commodities did not stop despite the challenges from the global pandemic for the food and agriculture industry in 2020. In fact, Mercaris market data firm reported a 48% increase in volumes transacted via their online platform in comparison to 2019. During 2020, Mercaris recorded transactions […]

Sustainable Foods Summit goes online

The 2021 Sustainable Foods Summit will discuss the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on production and consumption of sustainable foods. COVID-19 is changing the way we shop and eat; it is also influencing raw material supply chains and distribution of food products. The sustainability implications will be discussed at the 11th North American edition, hosted […]

Oat milk surges to second most popular plant-based milk

Sales of oat milk rose to $213 million in the past year, making it second behind almond milk ($1.49 billion in sales). This marks an increase of 350% for refrigerated varieties and 106% for shelf-stable products. Soy milk came in at a close third place. Plant-based milks now comprise 14% of the milk category, growing […]

NY organic soybean processing factory and refinery for sale

A soybean processing facility in New York State owned by AgProSoy is for sale. The facility has produced organic soybean meal and oil. The facility uses a mechanical press extraction process rather than a hexane chemical extraction process. The factory produces a high quality animal feed ingredient for the local large dairy cow industry called […]

April organic poultry processing plummets 24% year-to-year

Numbers vary sharply from 3% conventional U.S. poultry slaughter decline The U.S. saw a “massive” reduction in organic broiler slaughter in April, creating serious implications for the rest of the organic food supply chain, according to the Monthly Market Update from Mercaris. USDA is reporting a decline of 24% year-to-year for organic poultry, a number […]