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October adds additional challenges to organic soybean meal trade

U.S.-India organic trade outlook still in flux according to Mercaris The hits keep coming for U.S.-India organic trade—that’s the takeaway from Mercaris in November on the cusp of a number of changes in October out of India. The impacts came in late October when the Indian Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) […]

PURIS launches new facility that doubles its pea protein production capacity

PURIS, a pioneer in plant-based food systems, recently announced that its new production facility in Dawson, Minnesota is officially online. The state-of-the-art facility more than doubles production capacity for the company, making PURIS the leading supplier of pea protein in North America and accelerating its mission to build a sustainable food system. The Dawson facility, which was retrofitted from an […]

BIOFACH and VIVANESS 2022: International organic food and organic cosmetics trade fair resumes, in person

After meeting virtually in 2021, the 2022 round of BIOFACH, World’s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food, and VIVANESS, International Trade Fair for Natural and Organic Personal Care will resume in person Feb. 15-18, 2022, in Nuremberg, Germany. The event offers a multisensory experience featuring digital add-ons, incorporating the best aspects from last year’s online […]

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 […]

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 […]