Organic and Non-GMO Market News

Can organic scale up while maintaining its integrity?

As the organic industry grows, there are questions about whether organic can reach a large scale while preserving its integrity and values of soil health, water quality, healthy food, family farms and rural communities, and biodiversity. Those questions were addressed in a discussion among three organic food company executives at the Organic Trade Association’s Bold […]

Shagbark Seed & Mill offers model to revive local grains in the U.S.

Local and regional grain mills add missing link to local foods movement

Organic broiler chickens and soybean meal imports rise amid 2019 crop harvest uncertainty

By Megan Thomas, economist, Mercaris Processing of organic broiler chickens experienced gains over the second quarter of 2019 after a slow start to the year. Through May, organic broiler chicken slaughter was nearly even with levels from one year ago, reaching 22.4 million head according to Mercaris and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service […]

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, […]