Slow growth in organic food sales as pandemic fades

After surging nearly 13 percent during the eat-at-home early days of the pandemic, sales of organic food rose by less than 2 percent in 2021, as Americans abandoned pantry loading, said the Organic Trade Association (OTA) on Thursday. Sales of organic food totaled $57.5 billion last year, a $1 billion increase from 2020. It was the… » Read More

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