The organic industry is booming, according to the results of a recent survey conducted by the Organic Trade Association.
The industry set new records in 2015, with organic product sales hitting a new benchmark of $43.3 billion, up 11 percent from 2014. The survey found that of total organic sales, $39.7 billion were organic food sales, up 11 percent from the previous year, and $3.6 billion were sales of non-food organic products, up 13 percent.
The OTA said nearly 5 percent of all food sold in the U.S. and 13 percent of all produce sold is organic. Organic produce remains the largest of all organic categories with $14.4 billion in sales, up 10.6 percent from 2014, the survey found.
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