Friday, July 07, 2006
Sales of organic food rise by 30% in a year
Sales of organic food are rising at the fastest rate since the turn of the century, riding a wave of good publicity and a new concern with healthy eating among the less well-off.
Britain's biggest certification body, the Soil Association, said in its annual report that sales of organic food leapt by 30 per cent to £1.6bn in 2005 - almost treble the 11 per cent growth the previous year.
A survey for the organisation showed the appeal of organic food was spreading, with half of customers in social classes C2, D and E now buying organic food. The Soil Association said the research discredited the idea that organic food was the preserve of the "well-to-do".
The report mentions that there's actually been a drop in land devoted to organic agriculture and others have claimed that demand is outstripping supply from UK sources. Nonetheless, it's a positive change and should be encouraged.
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posted by I at 3:15 pm
