Advancing Eco Agriculture   |  Updated: 06/24/2013 On June 20, organic farming advocate Philippe van den Bossche comments on the rapid growth of the organic farming industry, reaching $63 billion globally.    According to an article on Sustainable Business, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) reported that organic food is now a $63 billion industry worldwide. From 2002-2011, the industry grew a whopping 170%, averaging about 19% per year.    The article also states that the United States is the "largest single market for organic food (and beverages)". Recently, the U.S. organic industry reached...

Organic Trade Association http://growinggeorgia.com/news/2014/05/new-survey-shows-organic-sales-jump-nearly-12-2013 American consumers have not had their fill of organic products yet. In fact, sales of organic products in the United States jumped to $35.1 billion in 2013, up 11.5% from the previous year's $31.5 billion and the fastest growth rate in five years, according to the latest survey on the organic industry from the Organic Trade Association (OTA). And the hunger for organic products is not expected to ease any time soon. The OTA survey projects that growth rates over the next two years will at least keep pace with the 2013 clip...

http://seedstock.com/2014/05/15/organic-trade-association-american-appetite-for-organic-products-breaks-through-35-billion-mark WASHINGTON, May 15, 2014 American consumers have not had their fill of organic products yet. In fact, sales of organic products in the United States jumped to $35.1 billion in 2013, up 11.5% from the previous year’s $31.5 billion and the fastest growth rate in five years, according to the latest survey on the organic industry from the Organic Trade Association (OTA). And the hunger for organic products is not expected to ease any time soon. The OTA survey projects that growth rates over the next two years will...