Organic farmers are facing a troubled year as consumers turn to lower-priced food, with early indications from retailers suggesting the huge annual sales growth enjoyed by organic foods for 15 years is coming to an end.
Sales of organic produce soared by 26 per cent a year on average between 1993 and 2008, but this is set to fall to 7.5 per cent in 2009, according to Mintel, the market researcher. That rate of growth is still more than double that of the general food market, organic proponents are quick to point out.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment