Now a ‘maturing sector,’ organic food sales near $64 billion a year
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Consumers loyally stuck with organic food despite inflation in 2023, and sales rose by a steady 3.5 percent, nearly the same as the grocery industry overall, said a report released by the Organic Trade Association on Tuesday. As recently as 2020, organic sales soared by 12.7 percent, but the pace slowed abruptly after the pandemic.