date:May 19, 2014
% to $1.7 billion; organic bread and grain sales, up 12% to $3.8 billion; organic meat, poultry and fish sales, up 11% to $675 million, and packaged and prepared food sector, up 10% to $4.8 billion.
Two categories of the organic food sector showed single-digit growth rates between 2013 and 2012, the O.T.A. said. The dairy segment was up 8% to $4.9 billion, and beverages increased 5% to $4 billion.
Despite the growing demand for organic, the O.T.A. noted several challenges that industry is faci