According to the April 2020 Organic Produce Performance Report, total organic fresh produce sales grew 18.4% in dollars and 20.5% in volume, versus the same time period last year.
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According to the April 2020 Organic Produce Performance Report, total organic fresh produce sales grew 18.4% in dollars and 20.5% in volume, versus the same time period last year.
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According to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs increased 4.3%, and a separate index for egg prices alone surged by 16.1%.
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Supermarkets are giving more shelf space to big-name products, and funding is drying up for food and drink entrepreneurs.
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Amid massive tracts of wheat and corn destined for global markets, some farmers are planting cover crop mixes designed to be harvested by their communities.
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Millions of laborers face coronavirus risk in the fields, and packinghouses lack workplace protections.
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The California Department of Food and Agriculture has released the proposed regulations for the OCal Program, a statewide certification program that will establish and enforce comparable-to-organic cannabis standards.
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Companies such as Numi Tea and Bread Alone have become Climate Neutral Certified.
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The Natural Products Association has started a campaign to reverse Gov. Jared Polis’ order, which was issued on April 9th.
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Brightfield Group predicts that one key segment of the CBD market will drive sales in the months ahead.
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According to a report from the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners, total organic fresh produce sales for the first quarter were up 8%.
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In a report from NCSolutions, consumers are entering a new stage of shopping behavior characterized by higher sales of non-essential food items such as cookies, chocolate and ice cream.
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As borders harden during the pandemic, some countries look to hold on to their own food.
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Over the past year, sales of avocado oil grew by an eye-popping 24%.
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Hydroponics and aquaponics — two growing methods that many people believe are illegal in organic — may now have some real food safety concerns.
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In a move that defies logic, Gov. Steve Sisolak has included health food stores among businesses closed during coronavirus closures.
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Protectionist policies and shortage of workers could see problems start within weeks.
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While restaurants and other small businesses throughout the country are temporarily closing, community-supported agriculture subscriptions or one-off box deliveries of local food are skyrocketing in demand.
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Credit Suisse is predicting that U.S. packaged food companies’ retail sales will grow by an average of 15% to 30% from March to May 2020.
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Hard-hit e-commerce players saw a slight reprieve in orders last week, but an expected resurgence in sales in the coming weeks will require brands to rethink their online strategy once again.
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Still feeling the sting of Expo West being canceled, many natural and organic brands have no choice but to emphasize direct-to-consumer strategies.
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A few key trends are the microbiome, neurocosmetics and personalization.
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According to the Soil Association, sales of organic eggs grew by more than 12% last year.
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The EWG report also found that 99% of non-organic raisins are tainted with at least two chemicals.
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The yearly count of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico shows a decrease of 53% from last year’s count and is well below the threshold at which government scientists predict the migration could collapse.
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