Editorial note: This is a blog post by Catherine Greene, USDA Economic Research Service, Resource and Rural Economics Division.
The rapid expansion in consumer demand continues to provide opportunities for U.S. producers to enter high value markets. Most organic produce items receive significant price premiums over conventionally grown products.
As organic agriculture has grown and become a mainstream part of American agriculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been increasing organic market data and production research to support this sector.
The USDA will offer it’s first-ever session on the “Outlook for Organic Agriculture” as part of the 92nd annual Agricultural Outlook Forum later this month.
The organic outlook session highlights the outlook for organic producers and the challenges of supplying organic consumer markets. A panel of experts will further explore the opportunities and challenges in this rapidly growing sector.
You can find out more about the USDA 2016 Agriculture Outlook Forum at www.usda.gov/oce/forum/index.htm.
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