Organic and Non-GMO Market News

Grain buyers offer contracts to grow non-GMO and organic grains in 2021

The following companies are offering contracts to farmers to grow non-GMO and organic grains in 2021. Ardent Mills Denver, CO Phone: 800-851-9618 Email: info@ardentmills.com Contracts offered: Wheat and other cereal grains. Baird Seed Company Williamsfield, IL Phone: cell: 309-531-1937, office: 309-639-2249 Email: bairdseedcompany@gmail.com Contact: Curt Haynes Contracts offered: Multiple non-GMO soybean grain contracts available depending […]

Grain buyers offer contracts to grow non-GMO and organic grains in 2021

The following companies are offering contracts to farmers to grow non-GMO and organic grains in 2021.

Retail perspective: strong organic and non-GMO sales are “silver lining to catastrophic dark clouds” of pandemic

Sales of both organic and non-GMO products have accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Errol Schweizer, advisor to the natural food industry and board member of the Non-GMO Project. Speaking at the Organic & Non-GMO Forum, Schweizer quoted data from market research firm SPINS, showing that in October 2020 sales of organic products had […]

U.S. becomes biggest buyer of India’s non-GMO soybean meal

The United States, which is the world’s second-leading soybean producer, is now the biggest importer of India’s non-GMO soybean meal. In an interview with the Indian website MoneyControl, B.V. Mehta, executive director of Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA), said: “Indian soymeal is given priority in the U.S. since it needs non-GM soybean. Hardly five […]

Organic growth 2020: more certified acres and operations, record harvests of organic crops

U.S. organic industry growth looks strong for the year ahead