Organic Commodity Market Intelligence

Organic corn spot prices strengthened $0.47 to $10.56/bushel while forward contracts show extreme seasonal volatility, trading from $9.29/bushel for fall delivery to $12.12/bushel for spring delivery, signaling tight near-term supply. Feed mill demand drives organic corn premiums of $1.50-$2.00/bushel over elevator prices, but poultry integrators resist pricing above $11.00/bushel despite avian flu disruptions limiting conventional substitution options. Organic soybean price discovery has effectively collapsed with no USDA reporting available, while premiums over conventional soybeans reach $4