OPPORTUNITY IN ORGANICS

摘要

Tremendous sales growth of organic produce, combined with the grower's advancing age, might equal opportunity.THE NEED FOR MORE ORGANIC produce growers is easily evident by looking at two sets of statistics, both of which are rising: sales of organic fruits and vegetables, and the age of the average grower.Organic food sales in the U.S. have shown double-digit growth during most years since the 1990s, and this trend shows no sign of slowing. Annual growth in the nation's organic food sales has generally exceeded 10% since the 2008 recession, according to USDA. U.S. organic food sales approached an estimated $37 billion in 2015, up 12% from the previous year.