Organic and Non-GMO Market News

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 […]

Global organic market continues strong growth

Germany, France, and Denmark lead the way in Europe

Organic industry to introduce fraud prevention program in 2019

Industry task force developed Best Management Practices Guide, which will serve as basis for the program

U.S. certified organic operations outpaced acreage for 2018

By Ryan Koory, senior economist at Mercaris U.S. certified organic farm operation expansion has outpaced organic acreage according to research conducted by Mercaris for its 2018 Organic and Non-GMO Acreage Report. Mercaris found that 10,912 farms were certified for organic field crop (corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, hay, and rye) production in the U.S. as of […]

Applegate, Kalona Organics partnership offers hope to struggling dairy farmers

Natural and organic meat producer teams with Iowa dairy processor to source milk for non-GMO cheese, while paying farmers a premium and giving consumers another choice in the marketplace