Non-bioengineered foods near 25％ of total U.S. sales

摘要

Non-bioengineered food and beverage sales in the United States will be about $178 billion in 2013, which will account for almost a quarter of all U.S. food and beverage sales, according to the report "Non-G.M.O. foods: U.S. market perspective" released this month by Packaged Facts. By 2017, U.S. non-bioengineered food and beverage sales may have a value of about $264 billion, or about 30％ of all U.S. food and beverage sales. A variety of factors, including a potential introduction of mandatory non-bioengineered labeling, might lead to the non-bioengineered category achieving a higher percentage of the total market, said David Sprinkle, the research director at Rockville-based Packaged Facts. Factors that might slow sales include a potential economic downturn or a potential widespread acceptance of new bioengineered seafood, meat and poultry products.