date:May 30, 2016
gories in the study but still down from a high of 173% for organic eggs in 2005. For organic yogurt, the price was 52% higher than the non-organic price in 2010, which compared with a low of 25% in 2004, and for organic milk, it was 72%, which compared with a low of 50% in 2008.
Yogurt, milk and eggs had organic price premiums that were generally higher than the other products, the U.S.D.A. said. This difference was likely driven by supply-side cost issues since organic livestock farmers must p