Nearly 5.7% of the food sold in this country is now organic.
May 17, 2019
The U.S. organic market in 2018 broke through the $50 billion mark for the first time, with sales hitting a record $52.5 billion, up 6.3% from the previous year, according to the “2019 Organic Industry Survey” released by the Organic Trade Association (OTA), Washington, D.C.
Pure Flavor, Canada, announced plans to expand its family of Canadian organic greenhouse growers with a new culinary line of products under its Craft House Collection for both retail and foodservice channels.
Health is still the No. 1 reason to purchase organic, and the younger the consumer, the more organic they say they buy.
February 5, 2019
Today's organic shoppers are more mainstream and diverse than most contemporary stereotypes of pro-organic shoppers, according to a survey conducted by Earthbound Farm, San Juan Bautista, Calif.