Market Intelligence
Diesel’s War-Driven Spike Is Cooling. Ingredient Costs Aren’t.
A Strait of Hormuz blockade sent diesel toward record highs this spring. Even as pump prices ease, ingredient buyers are...
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Sourcing & Procurement
Ocean Freight Whiplash Is the Real Story for Botanical Buyers
Trans-Pacific rates have spiked and crashed twice since January, and geopolitics, not demand, is now setting the price of importing...
Market Intelligence
Organic Sales Hit $76.6 Billion as Beef and Eggs Outpace Produce
OTA's 2026 market report shows organic growing at roughly twice the rate of the overall market, with animal proteins now...
Sourcing & Procurement
Fifteen Months of Tariff Whiplash Reshape Botanical Import Costs
From the April 2025 reciprocal tariff rollout to a February 2026 Supreme Court reversal, organic and botanical importers face structurally...
Sourcing & Procurement
India’s Root-Only Ashwagandha Mandate Squeezes Global Supply
An AYUSH directive banning leaf material has collided with surging root-only demand, tightening supply just as mandi prices swing higher.
Certification & Compliance
Organic Imports Lost Their Safety Valve. Here’s What Nine Months of Enforcement Data Show.
More than nine months after USDA closed the reconditioning loophole, enforcement data show the certification handshake reshaping who can import...