date:May 30, 2016
50% in 2008.
Yogurt, milk and eggs had organic price premiums that were generally higher than the other products, the U.S.D.A. said. This difference was likely driven by supply-side cost issues since organic livestock farmers must provide their animals with organic feed and pasture land, cover the cost of transitioning from a conventional to an organic herd, and only use organic health care practices, which do not allow the use of antibiotics or growth hormones.
Organic sales still increased i