Organic and Non-GMO Market News

Global organic food sales topped $100 billion in 2018, have grown 483 percent since 2000

Worldwide organic food and drink sales surpassed $100 billion for the first time in 2018. New research by Ecovia Intelligence shows that global sales increased by 6 percent to $105 billion last year. Global Organic Food & Drink Market Trends & Outlook (https://www.ecoviaint.com/global-organic-food-market-trends-outlook/), the largest markets for organic products are in North America and Europe. […]

Organic and non-GMO drive clean label food trend

More and more people want simpler foods with fewer, familiar ingredients. They also want to know where their food comes from and even how it was grown. This “clean label” food trend continues to grow in the United States and worldwide. Organic and non-GMO are essential attributes of clean label foods. Fewer, more recognizable ingredients, […]

Organic grain outlook 2019: Feed demand continues along with international competition in an unsettled market

By Ryan Koory, senior economist, Mercaris As winter begins to wane, farmers will soon be returning to their fields. Although maintaining a proper crop rotation is at the heart of every successful organic farming operation, there is still room for growers to adjust to changing market conditions. It is important for producers to take stock […]

2019 Non-GMO and Organic Grain Production Contracts

The following companies are offering contracts to farmers to grow non-GMO and organic grains in 2019.

U.S. organic corn and soybean meal imports are up as livestock feed demand increases

By Megan Thomas, economist, Mercaris Organic livestock feed demand continues to surpass domestic production in the U.S. with organic corn and soybean meal imports filling the demand gap. Organic poultry is leading the growth in organic feed demand with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reporting that 53.5 million organic broilers were slaughtered in the […]