1. Organic food sales in the United States have shown double-digit growth in recent years and now account for over 4% of total food sales.
2. Organic foods are sold through conventional grocery stores, natural food stores, and direct-to-consumer markets. Fresh fruits and vegetables remain the top selling organic category.
3. Most organic sales occur through conventional and natural food supermarkets and chains, while a small percentage of organic food sales are through farmers' markets, food service, and other direct marketing channels.
1. Organic food sales in the United States have shown double-digit growth in recent years and now account for over 4% of total food sales.
2. Organic foods are sold through conventional grocery stores, natural food stores, and direct-to-consumer markets. Fresh fruits and vegetables remain the top selling organic category.
3. Most organic sales occur through conventional and natural food supermarkets and chains, while a small percentage of organic food sales are through farmers' markets, food service, and other direct marketing channels.
1. Organic food sales in the United States have shown double-digit growth in recent years and now account for over 4% of total food sales.
2. Organic foods are sold through conventional grocery stores, natural food stores, and direct-to-consumer markets. Fresh fruits and vegetables remain the top selling organic category.
3. Most organic sales occur through conventional and natural food supermarkets and chains, while a small percentage of organic food sales are through farmers' markets, food service, and other direct marketing channels.
1. Organic food sales in the United States have shown double-digit growth in recent years and now account for over 4% of total food sales.
2. Organic foods are sold through conventional grocery stores, natural food stores, and direct-to-consumer markets. Fresh fruits and vegetables remain the top selling organic category.
3. Most organic sales occur through conventional and natural food supermarkets and chains, while a small percentage of organic food sales are through farmers' markets, food service, and other direct marketing channels.
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المرحله األولى /الدراسه الصباحيه
ماده reading/ استاذه الماده /رباب لفته شعبهB./ عنوان التقرير ORCAniC food / Organic Market Overview Consumer demand for organically produced goods continues to show double-digit growth, providing market incentives for U.S. farmers across a broad range of products. Organic products are now available in nearly 20,000 natural food stores and nearly 3 out of 4 conventional grocery stores. Organic sales account for over 4 percent of total U.S. food .sales, according to recent industry statistics
Organic food is sold to consumers through three
main venues in the United States—conventional grocery stores, natural food stores, and direct-to- .consumer markets A typical organic consumer is difficult to pinpoint, but new research continues to shed light on .consumer attitudes and purchasing behavior Organic price premiums continue to remain high in many markets as the demand for organic .products expands Organic Sales Widen in All Food Categories USDA does not have official statistics on U.S. organic retail sales, but information is available from industry sources. U.S. sales of organic products were an estimated $28.4 billion in 2012 —over 4 percent of total food sales—and will reach an estimated $35 billion in 2014, according
.to the Nutrition Business Journal
Fresh fruits and vegetables have been the top
selling category of organically grown food since the organic food industry started retailing products over 3 decades ago, and they are still outselling other food categories, according to the Nutrition Business Journal. Produce accounted for 43 percent of U.S. organic food sales in 2012, followed by dairy (15 percent), packaged/prepared foods (11 percent), beverages (11 percent), bread/grains (9 percent), snack foods (5 percent), meat/fish/poultry (3 percent), and condiments (3 percent).
Most organic sales (93 percent) take place
through conventional and natural food supermarkets and chains, according to the Organic Trade Association (OTA). OTA estimates the remaining 7 percent of U.S. organic food sales occur through farmers' markets, foodservice, and marketing channels other than retail stores. One of the most striking differences between conventional and organic food marketing is the use of direct markets—Cornell University estimates that only about 1.6 percent of U.S. fresh produce sales are through direct sales. The number of farmers' markets in the United States has grown steadily from 1,755 markets in 1994, when USDA began to track them, to over 8,144 in 2013. Participating farmers are responding to heightened demand for locally grown organic product. A USDA survey of market managers. ERS research found that demand for organic products was strong or moderate in most of the farmers' markets surveyed around the country, and that managers felt more organic farmers were needed to meet consumer demand in many States. See :the ERS report for more on this topic