Subject: organic market data (fwd)

From: Larry London <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 00:40:16 -0500

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>From: [email-masked] (eliot wajskol)
Newsgroups: alt.sustainable.agriculture
Subject: organic market data
Date: 17 Feb 1995 17:07:50 GMT
Organization: Duke's Fuqua School of Business
Lines: 15

I am a Duke University student researching the organic food market
and am unsuccessfully searching for information on: 

- market prices for tropical fruits and vegetables throughout the year
- market trends for organic produce
- trends in demand for organic produce, both fresh and processed

and anything else that might be out there on the organic food market.

>"riddle me this, batman.  What makes the organic market unique?"

Thank you.

--Eliot Wajskol
  [email-masked]
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From: Larry London <london>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 00:50:00 -0500

Organic Products Market Information Sources:
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Date: Sat, 28 Jan 1995 21:35:12 -0700 (MST)
From: "G. Michael Horton" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products.
To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <[email-masked]>

I recently ran across the following information.  The Farmer's Information
Network Organic Market News was recently awarded a grant from the USDA/Federal
State Market Improvement Program to improve their Organic Market Information
Delivery System. They currently publish the Organic Market News, a 
comprehensive wholesale price report of organically grown gresh fruit, herbs
and vegetables 21 times a year.  Subscriptions are available in hard copy 
by US Mail for $65.00 per year, fax with the USA for $75.

The internet address is:  [email-masked]   Snail mail is:

	Farmer's Information Network
	Organic Market News
	PO Box 2067
	Santa Clara, Ca. 95055-2067
	(408) 247-6778 ext 3  Fax (408) 247-5823

Hope this helps.  I have also been able to obtain prices--somewhat 
sporadically--on PenPages.

Keep up the good work

Mike Horton

On Sat, 28 Jan 1995, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:

> Could anyone point me to any source(s) (Internet, BBS, phone, US-mail)
> of U.S. and overseas market price information for organically-grown 
> products (certified, clean-raised, pesticide-free, chemical-free or 
> transitional)? 

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From: "E. Ann Clark, Associate Professor" <[email-masked]>
Organization:  Crop Science, The Univ. of Guelph
To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <[email-masked]>
Date:          Sun, 29 Jan 1995 01:32:55 EDT
Subject:       Re: Sources of market price info for organic products.

Lawrence:  my only suggestion would be a local organic grain 
marketing cooperative called ONTARBIO.  They market extensively in 
Europe, and indeed, many of the members are 0-1 generations removed 
from Europe themselves.  I am not at work, but if you want this phone 
number, get back to me and I will send it off on Monday.  Ann

[email-masked]
Dr. E. Ann Clark
Associate Professor
Crop Science
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON  N1G 2W1
Phone:  519-824-4120 Ext. 2508
FAX:  519 763-8933

Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 09:55:05 -0800 (PST)
From: Sal Schettino <[email-masked]>
To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked],
        "Jill Auburn University of Cal." <[email-masked]>,
        [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products.

On Sat, 28 Jan 1995, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
[.]

Mr. London 
Check with Jill Auburn [email-masked] she is working of a organic 
price list.  I have seen it and its improving all the time.  Now it has 
LA commerical prices along with organic produce prices.  They have some 
of the big organic buyers giving both the prices they pay and the prices 
they charge.  A great idea.  If Jill is watching she can fill us in on 
the details.  This is a great source of market prices for us organic 
farmers in Cal. .  I think 
you can get a subscribtion faxed or mailed or even internet access .

> Could anyone point me to any source(s) (Internet, BBS, phone, US-mail)
> of U.S. and overseas market price information for organically-grown 
> products (certified, clean-raised, pesticide-free, chemical-free or 
> transitional)? 

Sal Schettino,Organic Farmer,don't panic eat organic,[email-masked]
or check out my homepage:            http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html

From [email-masked]
Date: 10 Oct 94 12:00 PDT
From: PANNA InfoPubs <[email-masked]>
To: "Recipients of conference panna.panups" <[email-masked]>
Newsgroups: panna.panups
Subject: PANUPS: First US Organic Farmer Sur
>From: PANNA InfoPubs <paninfopubs>

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                         P A N U P S
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                   Pesticide Action Network 
                        North America
                       Updates Service
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Results Released from First U.S. Survey of Organic Farmers

October 10, 1994

In July 1994, the California-based Organic Farming Research 
Foundation (OFRF) released the final results of the first 
national survey of certified organic farmers in the United 
States.  The survey identified the research and educational 
priorities of U.S. organic farmers and collected valuable 
demographic data on the size and scope of organic farming 
operations.  The eight page survey was mailed to over 2,700 
certified organic farmers representing 54 verification 
agencies, and generated 550 responses from growers in 39 
states.

"The results of this survey will help clarify a number of 
questions continually raised about the organic farming 
industry," said Bob Scowcroft, OFRF's executive director.  
"We expect to develop a set of research priorities from this 
survey and present them to key policy makers at the state and 
federal level," he added.

Survey results showed that organic farmersU priorities for 
research span a wide range of topics including how to 
increase consumer demand for organic products, the 
relationship of growing practices to crop quality and 
nutrition, and the relationship between plant nutrition and 
resistance to pests.  Other high-priority research topics 
include crop rotation, soil biology, public policy, 
marketing, habitat management and other approaches to pest 
control, and cover crops and green manures.  

Over 60% of the farmers surveyed grow vegetables; at least 
one-fourth grow herbs, tree fruit, field crops, root crops, 
flowers or vine fruit.  Livestock are most frequently used as 
a fertilizer source for use on the farm, and somewhat less 
often as a primary or secondary source of income.  The median 
number of commodities grown by organic farmers is between six 
and ten, though more than 20% indicated that they grow over 
25 commodities.

The organic farms surveyed were primarily family farms: 84% 
of respondents are sole proprietors or family partnerships.  
Almost one-fourth of the farmers made 76-100% of their 1992 
net family income from farming; however, nearly half made 25% 
or less.  The median gross income in 1992 from the farms 
surveyed was $15,000 to $30,000, though approximately one-
fifth of the farms grossed $100,000 or more.

Survey respondents have been farming an average of sixteen 
years and ten years organically.  Three-fourths are male, and 
the average age is 45 years.  Nearly two-thirds have 
completed college, and almost one-fifth hold graduate degrees 
in subjects ranging from anthropology to zoology.

Source:  1993 National Organic FarmersU Survey, Organic 
Farming Research Foundation, Summer 1994.
Contact:  Bob Scowcroft, Organic Farming Research Foundation, 
P.O. Box 440, Santa Cruz, CA 95061; phone (408) 426-6606; fax 
(408) 426-6670.

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Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 22:34:46 -0500 (EST)
From: Beth Spaugh <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products.
To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <[email-masked]>

Please forward info to me.  I had a request for this info just Thursday. 
Our state organic group had referred them to me, so apparently they don't
have good info on prices.  Thanks.

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Beth Spaugh				CENET: bspaugh
Cornell Cooperative Extension,		INTERNET: [email-masked]
	Clinton County			VOICE: 518-561-7450
6064 Route 22				FAX: 518-561-0183
Plattsburgh NY 12901

From: "E. Ann Clark, Associate Professor" <[email-masked]>
Organization:  Crop Science, The Univ. of Guelph
To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <[email-masked]>
Date:          Mon, 30 Jan 1995 10:34:53 EDT
Subject:       Re: Sources of market price info for organic products.

Lawrence:  my contacts with ONTARBIO are:

Mike Pembry 905-838-2800; he is a biodynamic farmer and journalist; 
he will know the right phone number for ONTARBIO

Ted Zettle 519 366-9982; he is an organic dairy farmer and one of the 
leading lights in the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario.  He 
and about 15 others just got an organic cheese factory in production -
 all done legally under the Ontario Milk Marketing Board.  He is also 
active with ONTARBIO and could get you a number, but he may be harder 
to reach than Pembry.  

Good luck.  Ann
[email-masked]
Dr. E. Ann Clark
Associate Professor
Crop Science
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON  N1G 2W1
Phone:  519-824-4120 Ext. 2508
FAX:  519 763-8933

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Reply-To: [email-masked] (Carl A Pforzheimer)
To: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 11:31:06
Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products.
From: [email-masked] (Carl A Pforzheimer)

You might want to call Keith at Northeast Co-ops in Boston, at 617
389 9032 and ask him this.  They are organic-only market
wholesalers.

Andy Pforzheimer

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Date: Sat, 28 Jan 1995 21:35:12 -0700 (MST)
From: "G. Michael Horton" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products.
To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <[email-masked]>

I recently ran across the following information.  The Farmer's Information
Network Organic Market News was recently awarded a grant from the USDA/Federal
State Market Improvement Program to improve their Organic Market Information
Delivery System. They currently publish the Organic Market News, a 
comprehensive wholesale price report of organically grown gresh fruit, herbs
and vegetables 21 times a year.  Subscriptions are available in hard copy 
by US Mail for $65.00 per year, fax with the USA for $75.

The internet address is:  [email-masked]   Snail mail is:

	Farmer's Information Network
	Organic Market News
	PO Box 2067
	Santa Clara, Ca. 95055-2067
	(408) 247-6778 ext 3  Fax (408) 247-5823

Hope this helps.  I have also been able to obtain prices--somewhat 
sporadically--on PenPages.

Mike Horton

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From: "E. Ann Clark, Associate Professor" <[email-masked]>
Organization:  Crop Science, The Univ. of Guelph
To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <[email-masked]>
Date:          Sun, 29 Jan 1995 01:32:55 EDT
Subject:       Re: Sources of market price info for organic products.

My only suggestion would be a local organic grain 
marketing cooperative called ONTARBIO.  They market extensively in 
Europe, and indeed, many of the members are 0-1 generations removed 
from Europe themselves.  

My contacts with ONTARBIO are:

Mike Pembry 905-838-2800; he is a biodynamic farmer and journalist; 
he will know the right phone number for ONTARBIO

Ted Zettle 519 366-9982; he is an organic dairy farmer and one of the 
leading lights in the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario.  He 
and about 15 others just got an organic cheese factory in production -
 all done legally under the Ontario Milk Marketing Board.  He is also 
active with ONTARBIO and could get you a number, but he may be harder 
to reach than Pembry.  

Good luck.  Ann
[email-masked]
Dr. E. Ann Clark
Associate Professor
Crop Science
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON  N1G 2W1
Phone:  519-824-4120 Ext. 2508
FAX:  519 763-8933

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>From [email-masked] Sun Jan 29 12:53 EST 1995
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 09:55:05 -0800 (PST)
From: Sal Schettino <[email-masked]>
To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked],
        "Jill Auburn University of Cal." <[email-masked]>,
        [email-masked]
Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products.

Check with Jill Auburn [email-masked] she is working of a organic 
price list.  I have seen it and its improving all the time.  Now it has 
LA commerical prices along with organic produce prices.  They have some 
of the big organic buyers giving both the prices they pay and the prices 
they charge.  A great idea.  If Jill is watching she can fill us in on 
the details.  This is a great source of market prices for us organic 
farmers in Cal.. I think you can get a subscribtion faxed or mailed or 
even internet access.

Sal Schettino,Organic Farmer,don't panic eat organic,[email-masked]
or check out my homepage:            http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html

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>From [email-masked] Sun Jan 29 22:27 EST 1995
From: Beth Spaugh <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products.
To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <[email-masked]>

Please forward info to me.  I had a request for this info just Thursday. 
Our state organic group had referred them to me, so apparently they don't
have good info on prices.  Thanks.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beth Spaugh				CENET: bspaugh
Cornell Cooperative Extension,		INTERNET: [email-masked]
	Clinton County			VOICE: 518-561-7450
6064 Route 22				FAX: 518-561-0183
Plattsburgh NY 12901

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Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 18:47:47 -0800 (PST)
From: Sal Schettino <[email-masked]>
To: Larry London <[email-masked]>
Subject: Forwarded mail....

Sal Schettino,Organic Farmer,don't panic eat organic,[email-masked]
or check out my homepage:            http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html

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Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 22:15:23 -0800
From: [email-masked]
To: [email-masked]
From: [email-masked] (Jill Auburn)
Subject: Organic Price Report

Re: Sal Schettino's posting to contact me re: organic price information, a
better contact is [email-masked] which is producing an Organic Wholesale
Price Report that is a continuation/successor to the organic market news
(OMNIS) that I used to be associated with.  See the FarmerNet posting to
sanet-mg of 1/13/95 or send email to [email-masked]

Jill Auburn
[email-masked]

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From: Larry London <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 00:40:16 -0500

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Thank you.

--Eliot Wajskol
  [email-masked]
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