date:May 19, 2014
in sales of $11.6 billion in 2013, up 15% from a year ago. With more than 10% of the fruits and vegetables sold in the United States now organic, the $1.5 billion in new sales of organic fruits and vegetable represented 46% of the organic sectors $3.3 billion in new dollars, the O.T.A. said.
The sharpest year-over-year growth occurred in the organic condiments category, which increased 17% to reach sales of $830 million. Also showing double-digit growth were the organic snack food sector, up 15