Continuing its pursuit to establish premier events for baseline transactions of hemp and CBD (cannabidiol) products, Southern Hemp Marketplace (SHM), LLC., today announced that Eurofins Quality Trait Analysis (QTA) will join its first-ever International Hemp Auction and Market (IHAM) as an official lab analysis partner.

Eurofins QTA is a subsidiary of Eurofins Scientific, a global leader in bio-analysis. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the company is a leading expert in the development and implementation of infrared-based testing solutions. IHAM 2019, and its concurrent Holiday CBD Market, will be held November 19-21, 2019 at the Williamson County Agricultural Expo Park in Franklin, Tenn.

"Credible buyers of hemp and CBD products know that certainty of potency, profiles and purity is crucial and starts with third-party Certificates of Analysis (COAs)," said Mark S. Case, Chief Executive Officer of Southern Hemp Marketplace. "We're conducting an inaugural world-class hemp auction and are thrilled to have Eurofins join to help provide reassurance to extractors and farmers that quality products have the best opportunity to fetch fair market valuations."

In addition to testing agricultural crops, Eurofins QTA has earned a trusted reputation supporting essential industries that rely on food and beverage ingredients, chemicals, ethanol, biodiesel and many oils. In support of IHAM 2019, Eurofins QTA will provide the company's paten