Non-GMO News

Non-GMO Similac baby formula coming, thanks to consumers

Health care company Abbott is finally rolling out a baby formula free of genetically modified ingredients—the first to do so. Most commercial baby food contains GM corn and soy derivatives. Similac Advance non-GMO formula is coming to Target; a non-GMO version of Similac Sensitive will follow. “We listen to moms and dads, and they’ve told […]

Protein Industries Canada invests into non-GMO soybean processing

New protein ingredient plant will focus on global opportunities with home-grown inputs Protein Industries Canada recently announced a partnership that will develop and commercialize high-quality, made-in-Canada, non-GMO soybean protein ingredients. Canada Protein Ingredients Ltd. – Ingrédients Protéiques du Canada Ltée (CPI-IPC), DJ Hendrick International, Agrocorp Processing, Semences Prograin, and Synthesis Network have partnered to produce […]

Minnesota seed company’s non-GMO corn is finding a home in Kazakhstan

A Minnesota non-GMO seed company, BASS Genetics, is supplying large farms in Kazakhstan with non-GMO corn seed. According to BASS (Baumgartner Agricultural Science and Services) founder Ed Baumgartner, Kazakhstan farmers grow about 2 million acres of corn annually. Most of it is fed to their domestic livestock, primarily cattle. Kazakhstan has huge farms. The average size […]

Plant-based food trend favors more non-GMO soybean production in Canada

Non-GMO soybeans offer Canadian farmers the opportunity for price premiums and higher demand from the growing non-GMO market. But there are also challenges such as weed control and the need to segregate non-GMO soybeans from GMO varieties to preserve non-GMO purity. Canada’s non-GMO soybean production has decreased over the years, going from 81% of Canada’s […]

Non-GMO soybean meal prices surge

India’s non-GMO soybean meal exports triple Prices for non-GMO soybean increased significantly in the second half of 2020. In July 2020, non-GMO soybean meal with 48% crude protein was selling for $552 per ton. Six months later the price had increased to $729 per ton. The rise was sparked by sharp price increases in Chicago […]