Source: Chuck Abbott, SUCCESSFUL FARMING, 6/3/22


After surging nearly 13% during the eat-at-home early days of the pandemic, sales of organic food rose by less than 2% in 2021, as Americans abandoned pantry loading, said the Organic Trade Association (OTA) on Thursday. Sales of organic food totaled $57.5 billion last year, a $1 billion increase from 2020. It was the slowest growth rate in more than a decade for organic, ordinarily one of the most dynamic segments of the food sector. The pandemic upended the food industry in 2020...

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