date:May 23, 2016
Sales of organic products in the United States rose 11% to a record $43.3 billion in 2015, outpacing the overall food markets growth rate of 3%, according to a recent report from the Organic Trade Association.
The U.S. organic industry posted its largest dollar gain ever last year with $4.2 billion in new sales, up from the $3.9 billion increase recorded in 2014. Of the $43.3 billion in total organic sales, food sales accounted for $39.7 billion, up 11% from the year before, while non-food orga