Imports of animal feed to the US are not always organic as labelled with the USDA 's USDA only recently adding much needed resources for oversight to prevent fraudulent imports, according to Cornucopia Institute . “Cornucopia’s investigation into organic grain import fraud has been ongoing for some time now,” ​she told FeedNavigator. Imports of organic corn from US surged from 15,000 mt in 2016 to 399,000 mt in 2014 , even though there isn't enough organic acreage to support such output. As more oversight continues, many are surrendering organic certifications, with 399,000 operations giving it up thus far.
Imports of animal feed to the US are not always organic as labelled with the USDA 's USDA only recently adding much needed resources for oversight to prevent fraudulent imports, according to Cornucopia Institute . Imports of organic corn from US surged from 15,000 mt in 2016 to 399,000 mt in 2014 , even though there isn't enough organic acreage to support such output. As more oversight continues, many are surrendering organic certifications, with 399,000 operations giving it up thus far.