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Organic Sales Surge to $71.6B, Doubling Market Growth Rate

Organic sales accelerate as cleaner ingredients, narrowing price gaps, and younger health-focused shoppers drive growth despite inflationary headwinds
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
October 16, 2025

US sales of certified organic products accelerated in 2024 with an annual growth rate of 5.2%, more than double that of the overall marketplace which grew at 2.5% in the same period. Dollar sales for organic also reached a new high of $71.6 billon in 2024, according to the 2025 Organic Market Report.


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Protecting the Organic Promise: Combating Fraud in a Growing Market

Industry leaders step up with rigorous traceability, hands-on sourcing and new regulatory tools to safeguard authenticity
Kerry Hughes
Kerry Hughes
June 11, 2025

Organic food fraud is a growing threat as demand surges and global supply chains face new pressures. Product developers are exploring how to strengthen traceability, build direct farmer relationships and adopt new USDA enforcement tools to protect the integrity of the organic label.


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General Mills Partners with Organic Valley

Partnership will help approximately 20 dairy farms add 3,000 acres to organic dairy production
June 24, 2016
General Mills announced a strategic sourcing partnership with the largest organic cooperative in the U.S. that will help about 20 dairy farms add around 3,000 acres to organic dairy production over the next three years.
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Organic Sector Petitions USDA for Organic Check-off

New research and promotion program could be a major step for organic
May 12, 2015
In a groundbreaking move for the nation's organic sector, the Organic Trade Association (OTA), in collaboration with the GRO Organic Core Committee, on Tuesday formally petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to begin steps to conduct a vote on and implement a research and promotion check-off program for the organic industry.
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Organic Opens Up

Katherine DiMatteo
June 14, 2012
The U.S. organic industry grew by almost 10% last year to meet expanding demand—exceeding $31 billion in sales, according to findings from the Organic Trade Association’s just-released “2012 Organic Industry Survey.”
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