Organic fresh produce sales in 2020 were $8.54 billion, an increase of over $1 billion from 2019, and represented 12 percent of all fresh produce sales, according to scanned data from Nielsen. Conventional produce sales rose 10.7 percent for the year. The Winter Fancy Food Show went virtual in 2021, rebranding this annual San Francisco-based show under the Specialty Food Live! virtual event platform that was first used as a replacement for New York’s Summer Fancy Food Show last June. Rodale Institute launches a virtual campus with an organic transition, beekeeping courses. Online education courses taught by Rodale Institute experts make decades of regenerative organic research and expertise available on demand. Organic cotton is one of the most important choices people can make for the environment because it supports a healthy ecosystem and prevents the use of toxic synthetic chemicals. The USDA National Organic Program recognized the work of ten organic certifiers with the annual “Data Quality Awards.” Organic data reporting advances both market development and robust enforcement. These awards celebrate certifiers who exceeded requirements for delivering high-quality data to the Organic Integrity Database in 2020. The nation’s #1 selling brand of organic orange juice, makes its best-selling organic juices and functional beverages accessible to even more consumers with the launch of its new e-commerce site. The direct-to-consumer platform will offer an array of mixed product bundles and exclusive online offers, like new products, that will create a convenient and exploratory destination to experience the Uncle Matt’s Organic brand.
Organic produce sales to $8.5 billion in 2020
Organic fresh produce sales in 2020 were $8.54 billion, an increase of over $1 billion from 2019, and represented 12 percent of all fresh produce sales, according to scanned data from Nielsen. Conventional produce sales rose 10.7 percent for the year.
https://theproducenews.com/organics/organic-produce-sales-85-billion-2020
Organic Cotton: One of the most important choices you can make for the environment
Organic cotton is one of the most important choices people can make for the environment, because it supports a healthy ecosystem and prevents the use of toxic synthetic chemicals.
https://www.organic-center.org/site/environmental-footprint-organic-cotton
Ten Organic Certifiers Recognized for Data Quality
The USDA National Organic Program recognized the work of ten organic certifiers with the annual “Data Quality Awards.” Organic data reporting advances both market development and robust enforcement. These awards celebrate certifiers who exceeded requirements for delivering high-quality data to the Organic INTEGRITY Database in 2020.
http://www.wbiw.com/2021/01/25/ten-organic-certifiers-recognized-for-data-quality/
Uncle Matt’s Organic Offers a New Way to Get Juiced Up with the Launch of its E-commerce Site
The nation’s #1 selling brand of organic orange juice, makes its best-selling organic juices and functional beverages accessible to even more consumers with the launch of its new e-commerce site. The direct-to-consumer platform will offer an array of mixed product bundles and exclusive online offers, like new products, that will create a convenient and exploratory destination to experience the Uncle Matt’s Organic brand.
Rodale Institute Launches Virtual Campus with Organic Transition, Beekeeping Courses
Online education courses taught by Rodale Institute experts make decades of regenerative organic research and expertise available on demand.
Specialty foods with organic aspirations
The Winter Fancy Food Show went virtual in 2021, rebranding this annual San Francisco-based show under the Specialty Food Live! virtual event platform that was first used as a replacement for New York’s Summer Fancy Food Show last June.
https://www.newhope.com/food-and-beverage/specialty-foods-organic-aspirations
