Organic and Non-GMO Market News

Natural Soybean and Grain Alliance developing non-GMO opportunities for Arkansas farmers

A new organization aims to help Arkansas farmer realize opportunities in non-GMO food and agriculture markets. The Natural Soybean and Grain Alliance (NSGA) was established in 2015 after co-founders Kelly Cartwright and Lanny Ashlock helped develop the edamame food soybean industry in Arkansas. “We’re trying to develop markets for non-GMO soybeans,” says Cartwright, NSGA’s executive […]

As U.S. organic corn acres increase, imports decrease but organic soy imports remain high

By Rachel Storey and Ryan Koory, Mercaris Last year was a newsworthy one for organics. Two major topics of interest were 1) high proportion of organic imports compared to domestically-produced commodities (in the 2016/2017 marketing year, about 78 percent of organic soy and 41 percent of organic corn were imported, per Mercaris data), and 2) […]

Plant-based foods: A robust trend and key mitigator of climate impacts

It’s been called the Trend of the Year for 2018 by restaurant consultant Baum + Whiteman, as plant-based foods capture increasing supermarket shelf space and infiltrate mainstream eating habits. Last year saw an 8.1 percent growth in the sector, compared to a loss of 0.2 percent for all foods sold; the non-dairy milk sector grew […]

2018 Non-GMO and Organic Grain Production Contracts

The following companies are offering contracts to farmers to grow non-GMO and organic grains in 2018. Bunge Milling Crete, NE Phone: 402-826-0034 Email: randy.edwards@bunge.com Contact: Randy Edwards Contracts offered: Non-GMO corn, organic corn, transitional corn Citizens LLC Charlotte MI Phone: 517-541-1449 Email: bwymer@citizenselevator.com Contact: Bruce Wymer Contracts offered: Identity Preserved soybeans for tofu, miso, soy […]

Non-GMO demand “trickles down” to seed companies

More non-GMO seed companies are emerging to meet the demand as farmers face low commodity prices and failing GMO traits