Source: GROWING PRODUCE, 2/16/18

Sales of organic fresh produce items reached nearly $5 billion in 2017, an 8 percent increase from the previous year, according to data released by the Organic Produce Network (OPN) and Nielsen. Overall, nearly 2 billion pounds of organic produce were sold in grocery stores last year, which is a 10 percent volume increase from 2016.

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