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Jan. 28, 2020 (SILVER SPRING, MD) – An acre of organic cropland differs from a conventional farm acre, and that difference extends beyond production practices. What that means for land value is a question Mercaris and a new partner are digging into at a deeper level. The answer could make organics

Dec. 10, 2019 (SILVER SPRING, MD) – U.S. imports of organic commodities are up 5 percent over last year’s pace. Coupled with flat demand in feed markets, prices appear to be responding, down 4 percent year-over-year, according to the December market update from Mercaris, the nation’s only organic and

Dec. 4, 2019 (SILVER SPRING, MD) – Buyers and sellers of organic cream found price transparency for the first time, thanks to quarterly auctions from the nation’s only organic and non-GMO data and trading company, Mercaris. Mercaris held four auctions in 2019 through its online platform, overseein

Nov. 13, 2019 (SILVER SPRING, MD) – About half of U.S. organic corn acres are still in the field across the Midwest, and snow could push the end of harvest further into December for some states, according to the November 2019 Monthly Market Update from Mercaris. As of Nov. 9, the pace of U.S. corn

Silver Spring, MD, Oct. 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spring weather has taken a toll on U.S. organic commodity producers, evidenced by a significant drop in overall corn and soybean production for 2019, according to a new report from Mercaris, the nation’s leading data and trading platform for organi

Silver Spring, MD, Oct 9, 2019 — With $3 million in new funding and an executive hire with domain expertise in developing, and expanding SaaS market data platforms, Maryland-based Mercaris is enhancing its capabilities to provide companies with robust data and analytics around the organic and non-GMO

(SILVER SPRING, MD) September 23rd, 2019 - Mercaris, a market data and trading startup that is helping to grow the organic and non-GMO agriculture industry in the U.S., held its third quarterly online auction for certified organic cream on Wednesday September 4th, 2019. The auction closed at $4.45/lb

Sept. 18, 2019 (SILVER SPRING, Md.) - Organic farmers in the U.S. Corn Belt are feeling the effects of a tough 2019, with a decline in corn and soy production expected from this year’s harvest, according to the September Monthly Market Update from Mercaris. As noted in last week’s Annual Acreage R

Silver Spring, MD, Sept. 9, 2019 — Organic commodity farmers will harvest a record number of acres across the U.S. this year despite the weather and trade challenges plaguing agriculture in 2019. According to the Annual Acreage Report, released today by Mercaris, farmers will harvest 3.1 million

Mercaris, the market data and auctions startup that is helping to grow organic and non-GMO agriculture in the U.S., released its Monthly Market Update on August 14 exploring the current state of organic and non-GMO commodity production, supply, and demand. “Although continued growth in U.S. organi

SILVER SPRING, Md., July 9, 2019 — [Mercaris](https://mercaris.com/), the market data and online trading platform supporting the growth of organic and non-GMO agriculture in the U.S., today released a Spring Planting Special Report. The report focuses specifically on organic agriculture and detail

SILVER SPRING, Md., June 11, 2019 — [Mercaris](https://mercaris.com/), the market data and auctions startup supporting the growth of organic and non-GMO agriculture in the U.S., today released its monthly market update for June. Organic whole and cracked corn imports reached a combined 32 thousand

Silver Springs, Md. (June 4, 2019) – [Mercaris](https://mercaris.com/), a market data and trading startup that is helping to grow the organic and non-GMO agriculture industry in the U.S., held its second quarterly online auction for certified organic cream on Thursday, May 30, 2019. “We are extrem

SILVER SPRING, MD, May 14, 2019 — [Mercaris](https://mercaris.com/), a market data and auctions startup supporting the growth of organic and non-GMO agriculture in the U.S., today released its monthly market update for May, reporting the potential for a highly-mixed, but generally positive, year for

SILVER SPRING, MD, April 29, 2019 — [Mercaris](https://mercaris.com/), a market data and online trading startup that is encouraging the growth of organic and non-GMO agriculture in the U.S., today announced an upgrade to its flagship price reporting tool, The Mercaris Organic & Non-GMO Commodity Pric

SILVER SPRING, MD, April 12, 2019 — [Mercaris](https://mercaris.com), a market data and auctions startup that is helping to grow organic and non-GMO agriculture in the U.S., today released its monthly market update analyzing the potential impact of high moisture conditions on spring-time planting for

Silver Spring, MD, April 8, 2019—[Mercaris](https://mercaris.com/), a market data service and online trading platform for organic, non-GMO, and certified agricultural commodities, today debuted its new Organic Commodities Outlook. In this forward-looking report, Mercaris captures the unique market dy

US farmland is a major asset class and its value is important for various players along the agriculture supply chain. Both public and private institutions have conducted extensive research into the financial value of farmland in general; however, very little work has been focused on the value of USDA

SILVER SPRING, MD, March 4, 2019 — [Mercaris](https://mercaris.com), a market data and auctions startup that is helping to grow organic and non-GMO agriculture in the U.S., is pleased to announce that its director of sales, Alex Heilman, will speak on the five session panel — “Building Bridges Betwee

[Mercaris](https://mercaris.com), a market data and auctions startup that is helping to grow organic and non-GMO agriculture in the U.S., held its first quarterly online auction for organic cream on Friday, February 22, 2019. This auction was a critical first step to establishing price transparency f

SILVER SPRING, MD, February 13, 2019 — [Mercaris](https://mercaris.com/), a market data and auctions startup that is helping to grow organic and non-GMO agriculture in the U.S., today released its monthly market update as the halfway point of the 2018/2019 corn and soybean marketing year (MY) approac

SILVER SPRING, MD, February 12, 2019 — [Mercaris](https://mercaris.com), a market data and auctions startup helping to grow organic and non-GMO agriculture in the U.S., will attend and speak at the [MOSES Organic Farming Conference](https://mosesorganic.org/conference/) in La Crosse, Wisconsin, from

SILVER SPRING, MD, January 24, 2019 — [Mercaris](https://mercaris.com/), a data service company bringing market intelligence to sustainable agriculture, will announce its new initiative — Mercoterra — at the 12th annual [Land Investment Expo](https://peoplescompany.com/land-investment-expo) in Des Mo

SILVER SPRING, MD, January 9, 2019 — [Mercaris](https://mercaris.com), a data service company bringing market intelligence to sustainable agriculture, dedicated its first 2019 market update to the organic commodity import data that would otherwise be available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture

SILVER SPRING, MD, Dec. 18, 2018 — Mercaris, the data services company bringing market intelligence to sustainable agriculture, is pleased to report its 2018-year-end results, detailing the company’s substantial milestones in the organic and non-GMO commodity market. “From its increase in capital

Imports play a critical role in today’s U.S. organic grain market. Even though they expose U.S. grain pricing to the dynamics of other markets, imports also provide some pricing stability by helping the country fulfill its demand for organic grains. Two particular issues connected to organic grain

Adhering to the standards and best practices of certifying agencies appointed by the USDA is only one small piece of the complex organic grain production puzzle. In fact, even after successfully implementing organic farming standards, marketing organic grains comes with significant disadvantages c

Silver Spring, MD, October 16, 2018—Mercaris, a market data service and online trading platform for organic, non-GMO, and certified agricultural commodities, today releases its annual Organic and Non-GMO Acreage Report. In its report, Mercaris captures key statistics around the expansion of certified

Silver Spring, MD, August 21, 2018—Mercaris, a market data service and online trading platform for organic, non-GMO and certified agricultural commodities, announces a partnership with DTN, a leading provider of insights and solutions, to provide ProphetX subscribers with exclusive market data and in

Silver Spring, MD, August 14, 2018 — As the organic and non-GMO market passes the mid-year point, attention is on the growing 2018 crop which shows strong potential for improved Spring Wheat yield. These findings come from Mercaris, a market data service and online trading platform for organic, non-G

Silver Spring, MD, April 30, 2018—To formalize its dedication to creating positive social and environmental impact, Mercaris became a Certified B Corporation® on April 26, 2018. Attaining the certification required thorough assessment of ongoing operations, and provided incentive for Mercaris to impr

Silver Spring, MD, March 5, 2018—As part of the organic dairy initiative launched by Mercaris in 2017, the company successfully held a first-of-its-kind online auction for certified organic nonfat dried milk powder (NFDM). The online auction, held March 1, closed 50,000 pounds of NFDM at $2.47 per po

Silver Spring, MD, November 7, 2017—In a presentation made at the Organic & Non-GMO Forum in St. Louis, Missouri, Mercaris released its 2017 Organic & Non-GMO Acreage Report. This is the second iteration of the report, which provides a detailed look into organic and non-GMO acreage data and provides

Silver Spring, MD, April 13th, 2017— The Mercaris Auction Platform continues to demonstrate strong growth: year-to-date, over 280,000 bushels of organic grain have been traded via the on-line platform, more volume than traded in all of 2016. Since holding the first pilot auction for organic grain

Upcoming auctions, recent price trends, news stories -- there is plenty happening at Mercaris and in the non-GMO & organic grain markets. One big announcement is that we are launching our NEW website at the beginning of August. ------------------------------------------------------------ UPCOMING

What’s one of the most striking features of the U.S. Organic Grain sector? It’s the volume of grain imported from overseas to the U.S. Now you can track this information with greater precision than ever before. Our Foreign Imports Report shows statistics on volumes (monthly and yearly import by c

Organic Soybeans, June 2015 delivery Organic soybean supplies are tight! On May 20 we will be hosting an auction for 2014 crop year, feed grade soybeans. Contact Lizzie Ekeberg (mailto:[email protected]) for details. SUBSCRIBE TO MERCARIS DATA SERVICE! (http://www.mercariscompany.com/d/

February 4-6, 2015 LaCrosse, WI MOSES (http://mosesorganic.org/) March 4-7, 2015 Anaheim, CA Natural Products Expo West (http://www.expowest.com) We will be attending these events. Contact us (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Upcoming%20Events) for more information. SUBSCRIBE TO MERCARIS

T his month Mercaris welcomes our newest team member, Todd Jones. Todd is our Member Relations Associate and he’ll be the point person for Mercaris members who have questions or need assistance with our market data services. Todd is an entrepreneur himself. Prior to joining Mercaris, he founded a c

With fall harvest just around the corner, we thought this would be a good time to share some information on spot and forward prices from the Mercaris Data Service (http://www.mercariscompany.com/data-service) . We began collecting delivered prices (for both spot deliveries and forward contracts) in

** Organic Corn Available in September! ------------------------------------------------------------ Organic corn supplies are tight! On July 15 & 16, we will be hosting an auction for 5,400 bushels of 2014 crop year, feed-grade, organic corn. This corn will be available for delivery the second ha

** Mercaris Sits Down with Mark Albertson, Director of Strategic Market Operations at IL Soybean, on Expanding Markets & New Opportunities for Growers ------------------------------------------------------------ This past month, Illinois Soybean Association (http://www.ilsoy.org) (ISA) became the

The Mercaris Trading Platform is designed to provide both buyers and sellers access to an effective and user-friendly market for IP grains and oilseeds. We love to talk about the the opportunities it provides our customers-- to make new supply chain contacts, to diversify marketing, to reduce transa

Mercaris Trading Platform On March 3, we will be hosting a forward auction for 10,000 bushels of 2014 crop year, feed-grade, non-GMO soybeans. Bids are FOB Maryland. Have organic soybeans to sell? On March 5, we will be hosting a reverse auction for 10,000 bushels of feed-grade, organic so

Last month we announced the launch of the Mercaris Data Service (http://www.mercariscompany.com/data-service) , allowing you to track organic grain prices. This month we're proud to report that we hosted the first-ever online non-GMO grain auction on the Mercaris Trading Platform. You can read mo

Silver Spring, MD, November 6, 2013— As demand for organic and non-GMO food continues to grow worldwide, market infrastructure, in the form of better information and more effective procurement tools, have lagged behind. Mercaris, a new company addressing these issues with critical market data and tra

If you are reading this, you probably know it is our mission to provide vital market information to the organic and non-GMO sectors to enable their growth and development. We are excited to report that we are making important headway. We were proud to announce the launch of the Mercaris Data Ser

Silver Spring, MD, September 27, 2013—Mercaris, a new company providing critical market data and trading for organic and non-GMO agricultural commodity crops, announced today that its Data Service is now available to subscribers. Mercaris uses its unique technology platform to conduct continuou

September 16-18, 2013 Midwest Shippers Association-Specialty Grains Conference & Trade Show (http://www.grainconference.org) Davenport, Iowa September 25-28, 2013 Natural Products Expo East (http://www.expoeast.com/expoeast2013) Baltimore, MD We will be attending the above events. Conta

Trade data can be helpful in understanding the structure of organic grain markets. For example, by combining this early import data with known harvested organic acreage in the U.S., a comparison between domestic production of organic grains & oilseeds with foreign supply of these same crops is poss

Cartoon credit: Mike Twohy ** Upcoming Events ------------------------------------------------------------ IFOAM Organic World Congress This event is held every three years. The next World Congress is in Istanbul, Turkey in 2014, but the call for papers & presenters is open now! Visit www.i

It’s been a busy week in agricultural policy as the U.S. House and Senate work to pass the 2013 Farm Bill. Organic Agriculture has featured prominently in the legislation and in the debate. While we won’t know the final outcome for a few weeks, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack made an historic announceme

Join our Coffee Experts Working Group Mercaris is looking for people to join our Experts Working Group on Coffee. If you are part of organization that represents coffee farmers, exporters, or roasters and would like to have strategic input and early access to Mercaris information, please email (

Mercaris is looking for a Summer Intern! Check the Careers Page (http://www.mercariscompany.com/jobs) of our website for more information. ** Upcoming Events ------------------------------------------------------------ March 21-23, 2013 National Coffee Association Annual Convention, San

** ------------------------------------------------------------ This week, Mercaris introduces Ceres, the first in a set of analytical tools for IP agriculture. Ceres will allow users to compare prices for organic cereals against prices for their conventional counterparts. Ceres pulls biwe

Those who have sought out information on organic acreage and production have most likely encountered data published by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). NASS produces annual acreage and production statistics on conventional agriculture and periodic data on the organic sector.

Dear Readers: Welcome to the first installment of the Mercaris Monthly Newsletter. When we first launched Mercaris, it was with a sense of urgency. The world’s population has reached 7 billion (and counting!), environmental challenges abound, and extreme weather and a changing climate have made

Silver Spring, MD, November 6, 2012—Mercaris announced today that it has acquired Exchangery, a provider of trading platform software for commodities markets. The deal aligns with Mercaris’ goal of providing an online marketplace for organic and non-GMO agricultural commodities. Founder and CEO [C

Silver Spring, MD, November 6, 2012—Today marks the launch of Mercaris, a new company to provide critical market information and infrastructure for organic and non-GMO agricultural commodity crops. Mercaris will allow subscribers to access key market data on certified or identity-preserved crops,