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Australia (35.6 million)
Argentina (3.4 million)
China (3.0 million)
Spain (2.08 million)
USA (2.03 million)
Organic in the USA
2016
Overall total organic hectares will
reach bout 8.3 million in 2019
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* 400-acre farm comparing a conventional corn & bean rotation (blue) with a transition rotation of Oats/Alfalfa – Alfalfa – Corn – Soybeans (orange),
putting 100 acres into transition annually starting in 2012, ending with 300 certified organic acres by 2016. All relevant costs (labor, fertility, decreased
yield (17% for corn and 20% for soybeans) etc.) are taken into account.
EU Japan
US National Organic Switzerland The Canadian General
Program (NOP) Standards Board
(CGSB) under the
Standards
Council of Canada
Every year the farmer will be inspected to make sure that what’s in the OSP aligns with
what’s in the fields, bins, and contracts. The farmer would have made updates to the
OSP prior to the inspection, but updates will likely be made at or after as well.
Membership-based
Membership-based
Promotes organic community
Annual conference and tradeshow
Organic Checkof
There is no mandatory organic checkoff program
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investment opportunities for our financial partners.
Our values
Sustainability. Integrity. Collaboration.
Sustainability: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria
light our path. Circular economy concepts inform our business decisions.
Integrity: We live by our values and tell it like it is, always driving for
transparency, quality and trusted methods of assurance.