Organic market news for Dec 2004 OPAM Meets EC AccreditationWINNIPEG - Dec 2/04 - SNS -- The Organic Producers Association of Manitoba (OPAM) has fulfilled all obligations for accreditation by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) to the European Standard of the European Communities (EC). . . . Continue or visitors click here OTA Dismisses Perchlorate IssueWASHINGTON - Dec 3/04 - SNS -- The U.S.-based Organic Trade Association (OTA) dismissed United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) data which found the chemical perchlorate in organic and traditional produced lettuce and milk. . . . Continue or visitors click here Essential Oils As Deadly InsecticidesWASHINGTON - Dec 20/04 - SNS -- USDA researchers and scientists at Anadolu University in Eskisehir, Turkey, have found that oils from many Turkish medicinal herbs are deadlier to the aphid pests than those currently used in biological pesticides. . . . Continue or visitors click here Kyrgyzstan Farmers Test Organic CottonBISHKEK - Dec 28/04 - IRIN -- Farmers in the south of Kyrgyzstan have organically produced their first 24 metric tons (MT) of cotton fibre. Organic agriculture is predicted to take off by 2006, allowing local farmers the opportunity to increase their standard of living while at the same time protect the environment. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Organic Cotton Output DownGREENFIELD - Dec 29/04 - SNS -- Organic cotton production is under pressure in the United States despite good prices, with the Organic Trade Association (OTA) saying output in 2003 was less than half that of 2001.. . . . Continue or visitors click here
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