Silver Spring, MD—Organic soybeans will fetch higher prices this year, according to Mercaris’ spring outlook. Other findings: Organic corn and wheat are on a “bearish” trend over the 2019/20 market year. A press release explains that a collapse in organic soybean imports from China and a reduction from Canada and...
Silver Spring, MD—Organic farmers in the U.S. Corn Belt are expecting a decrease in this year’s corn and soy harvest thanks to a tough 2019, according to the September Monthly Market Update from Mercaris. While overall harvested organic field crop acres will see a 7% increase over last year, the...
A study led by Cornell found that Midwest agriculture is increasingly vulnerable to climate change, according to reporting on the University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences website. The study, led by Ariel Ortiz-Bobea and titled Growing climatic sensitivity of U.S. agriculture linked to technological change and regional specialization, was published...
