Organic and Non-GMO Market News

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

Number of U.S. certified organic farms increased 13 percent in 2017

Domestic production of organic corn and soybeans increasing to help reduce dependence on imports

It’s time to invest in organic grain handling infrastructure

By Kellee James and Rachel Storey, Mercaris It is a well-known fact that there is an insufficient domestic supply of organic grains, leading to increased dependency on imports. But what if American farmers were suddenly able to meet growing U.S. demand? Would current infrastructure be ready or able to accommodate increased supply? As a starting […]

Just how dependent is the U.S. on organic grain imports?

By Kellee James and Rachel Storey, Mercaris Over the past five years—since Mercaris began tracking prices of organic and non-GMO grains—domestic demand for organic grains has grown significantly. U.S. certified farmland, on the other hand, still falls significantly short of being able to fulfill that demand. This increasing gap in the supply chain has been […]